Faina is an amazing person and a great host, even when she wasn't in Paris at the time we stayed there. Her friend Judith waited for us and even after our traffic delay it wasn't a problem and she was still really helpfull. The communication was really great, even as the neighbourhood! It's calm and quiet, non touristic like you would expect in Paris. Metro is very close and takes you to everywhere. Faina made a guestbook with information which is very usefull aswell. Go visit Canal Saint-Martin and its nice area! If i stay in Paris next time, i'd love to stay with Faina again :)