Guénaelle was super kind and helpful, and made sure our stay was as easy as possible. The room was a bit cluttered but we had all the things one might want - fridge, stove/cooking implements, washing machine, even a cute little porch! the neighbourhood is very lively during the day as the building is right across from a canal, which has many people running or having picnics and playing games, even some cool graffiti artists. However I didn't feel totally comfortable late at night as there were many homeless people and intoxicated people who would badger or cat call me. The metro and velib bikes are very close but it takes 20-30 mins to get to the cool tourist attractions which are mostly by the Seine.