Julien and Karima’s place is lovely and they are great hosts, always checking in with lots of recommendations. They provided a bottle of wine and water on arrival, which was really thoughtful. The location of the apartment (while well connected) is in quite a rough area and I did not feel particularly safe walking around there at any time of day. It was quite hot when we visited Paris and while there was a fan in the flat, it didn’t actually work at all, meaning we had to leave the windows open all the time to the deafening traffic. Ear plugs were provided (thank you), but the noise really destroyed any kind of ambience. Overall great service from the hosts but the noisy location just ended up taking over from everything else.