Think of this apartment as staying in a friends apartment while they are gone on vacation. As proof, there are tons of travel guides on the book shelves from all over the world and, darn, bummer, heavy sigh, you are stuck watching the place in Paris. The apartment is a little cluttered, (real people live here) including the balcony but it is super clean. The kitchen is well equipped with room in the fridge for your food. The bed is comfy, the shower nice and the location good, basically in the corner where the 10th, 11th and 19th come together. It easy walking distance from Gare de l’Est (if you don’t have a lot of luggage) and there are plenty of restaurants, grocery stores, interesting shopping areas nearby. We stopped at one of the many brassieres on a busy traffic circle, bought an adult beverage and watched life go by. This part of Paris is less tourist travelled so prices are lower. Transportation, metro and buses are near the apartment in case you are a tourist. In the mornings, the weather was fine so we sat on the balcony, drank coffee, ate croissants and watched the locals taking their children to school. I would stay here again.