Penelope was very nice and helpful with restaurant recommendations, how to best travel around the city/to the airport, things to see, etc. The apartment was very clean and beautifully decorated-very unique. Be warned with the other reviews that the apartment is on the 5th floor with no elevator and the apartment has a very small spiral staircase to get to the bedrooms so keep that in mind. The space is also shared with Penelope as mentioned in the description (she slept at the neighbor's but was there for waking hours) and her daughter also came to stay for 2 of the nights. But wasn't a problem for me since I was out all-day. About 10 minute walk from Gare de Lyon and 5 minutes the other direction to some lovely restaurants.