Antoine was out of town but I had the pleasure of meeting Alfredo who was a kind and hospitable host. It was extremely clean and the breakfast and little balcony was perfect. Alfredo was also flexible with allowing me to check out a few hours later so that I didn't have to carry my backpack all over Paris. It wasn't my favorite area in Paris but it was easy to get to everywhere I wanted to go within a few metro stops (which costs under 2 Euros) and a metro station is literally downstairs. An added plus is that the Gare de L'Est is, I think, 3 stops away.