If Blandine’s place is available, you absolutely need to book. The space is clean, exactly as pictured. The room had a private half bath type set up with a sink and standing shower. The toilet was in a separate room closer to the entrance. I booked Blandine’s place as a one night stop on our way to Fontainebleau for a wedding. I didn’t even remember that the reservation included breakfast but waking up to hot coffee and amazing breakfast was so awesome. The breakfast was simple - baguette, croissants, slices of different breads, 5 kinds of jam, butter, nutella (nutella should be a breakfast staple everywhere), honey, 2 kinds of yogurt, nuts and a bunch of other things I cant recall. French butter is life changing and I am not ashamed to say my boyfriend and I ate all the butter provided, haha.
The apartment was in a really safe and centrally located area, within a 10 minute walk from Gare de Lyon station. There is a pharmacy at the end of the block and a small market across the street that has all the essential toiletries you might have forgotten to pack, fresh fruits and groceries. I picked up a large bottle of water and some snacks there. It was basically set up like a small American supermarket, which is rather convenient because I soon realized that a lot of French stores are usually specialty stores. Overall, a fantastic start to our first European trip thanks to our fantastic host.