Daphne's place is wonderful, and I'm already planning to stay here again.
This was my fourth time in Paris so I was excited to stay in a new area that's not so close to the tourist-clad parts of town. Getting the metro from here to anywhere was incredibly easy, anyway – the best station for me was Gare de l'Est as I felt more comfortable walking on the route to and from this station compared to others around Saint-Denis or Boulevard de Strasbourg.
The view of the Parisian rooftops from this apartment is lovely, the shower is incredible and the check-in process was perfectly smooth as Daphne was very organised with sharing details about this, like the door code, ahead of time.
Being able to wash and cook from the apartment was invaluable for saving time and money, too.
The only thing to note is that there are indeed five flights of stairs to the apartment (as noted in the listing) – this is obviously part of an authentic Parisian experience, though!
Finally, at night I preferred to have the double glazed windows closed in the lounge with the kitchen window and adjoining door open to allow for some airflow but to reduce the impact of any street noise (there was hardly any to my surprise though, and mornings in this part of Paris are so serenely quiet!).
I also recommend taking a two minute stroll to 10 Belles for coffee and Lulu for crepes.
Thank you so much for sharing your place with us, Daphne! xx