We visited Denis' place for a week in October 2018 and we absolutely loved it! We were met by a friend once we arrived, as Denis was out of town; he was great, showed us around and answered any questions we had. He also told us about a metro card that we could buy for 30 Euros if we were going to be taking the metro, which we were. It was the best investment we made while we were there! The metro is about a 2-3 minute walk from the apartment and got us everywhere we needed to go.
We felt very safe at Denis' apartment as well. There's a code to get into the building, where the door locks behind you, and the door to the apartment has two locks (one that's automatic that locks right when the door shuts and an extra dead bolt as well). The street noise is only noisy if you're in the living room area, and even then it's not very loud. Once you go into the bedroom to sleep, you can't hear a thing!
Denis' bathroom was one of the nicest we've ever seen in Europe! It's large and has a huge walk-in shower with an amazing shower head. The kitchen is also very useful with a refrigerator and stove available for cooking. We did not cook while we were there, but it was easily accessible if we wanted to! Denis also left the fridge stocked for us with soft drinks which was so thoughtful.
The neighborhood is amazing; we loved walking around the area. There were plenty of great clothing stores as well as restaurants within very close walking distance. Just a 5 minute (or less) walk from the apartment is a place called Le Loir dans La Theiere with the best lemon meringue pie I've ever had (they are famous for it) and delicious cappuccino. We had lunch there one day and went back again another day for pie & coffee. We also found an AMAZING Italian place called Primo pretty close as well. Chilam is a fantastic Mexican restaurant right around the corner; seriously, great food very near!
Overall, we had a great experience staying here and would definitely recommend to anyone. Best for a couple! The location, saftey & everything else just worked out so well for us. Thank you, Denis, for a great place to stay while in Paris!