Sarah's place is the Paris artist's loft of your imagination - the central space is a huge light filled atrium with a glass ceiling and wooden floors and surrounded by art and artifacts in a funky building (the yoga studio next door is a plus). Location wise, its equi-distant between the Marias and Belleville and a short walk to both, but the street itself is quiet. The 2 basement bedrooms are actually a good thing, as it keeps thing cool at night (since most Paris building don't have functioning air conditioning). The loft bedroom over the kitchen is fun, if a little tight (it's ceiling is low so you cant stand up), but all of the other rooms are generous in size. Fabulous experience all round