I am afraid this AirBnB experience felt a bit like I was taken for a ride. Even though the terms state that check-in at the flat is flexible and I had said that I would arrive by midday, I received a message the night before telling me that check-in would be at 1700, without explanation or apology. In the end we were allowed - after killing time in a dodgy neighbourhood cafe - to leave our luggage in the apartment which was supposed to be cleaned by 1730. When we got back at 1800 the cleaner was in the flat, and told us it would take at least another hour. So we killed more time in the same cafe across the road. At 104 EURO the apartment felt overpriced for the location, and not being able to access it made the experience worse. The transport links to Gare du Nord are not bad, but there is little to do in the neighbourhood. On the upside the apartment is small but pretty clean and quiet, even though it's on the main road. There is no door between the bathroom and the main room, which again is something you could expect at that price. I have stayed for the same price in a boutique hotel in Madrid.