The apartment is located within a few hundred meters of a metro station and a market 3 days a week which was convenient. There are restaurants, bakeries other shops and supermarkets nearby. It is near the "butte aux cailles" area that has lots of street art and quaint restaurants.
The apartment itself could do with some upkeep and better maintenance. The drain in the bathroom smelled, it was not until we cleaned and disinfected that improved. The front door lock was damaged (apparently by previous guess), Jacques told us about it and that he fixed it temporarily, and that a locksmith/tradesman was going to come to repair it, we were there for 2 weeks and it was not fixed properly. There are very few power points and lots of appliances plugged in extension cords (not very safe). The listing says that it has smoke detector, but at some point it must have broken, it was removed (the base left) and not replaced. The furniture is very basic and flimsy. The apartment needs maintenance.