We thoroughly enjoyed our two week stay. The house is tiny, cozy and secure and contained everything we needed. We found the area fascinating. Walk down the hill towards Belleville metro station and you are seeing multicultural Paris with restaurants and stores from all over the world. Walk up the hill and explore the streets beyond the Pyrenees metro stop and you enter an older world of Parisian street cafés, restaurants, bistros and bars. We never tired of people watching from a little bar close to the house after a day of sightseeing and although we ate in many times, every restaurant we visited was fun and welcoming. The advice to walk down hill to the Belleville metro on your way into Paris, and then walk down to the house from the Pyrenees metro when you return is sound. Traveling the metro once you master the coin operated ticket machine, which is in several languages, is easy and the journey to the city center takes around 15 minutes. A ticket anywhere within Paris is just one euro and ninety cents, even if you need to change trains to get to your destination. Although the house is in an area of hustle and bustle, it is a haven of quiet inside. The hill to and from the metro station, the metro stations themselves with their steps, and the wonderful streets of Paris, demand comfortable shoes!