Staying with Gerard was very nice. He was kind, offered a clean room, gave my space, but was very gracious by providing a good breakfast and making me dinner (pizza!) the first night. The apartment was clean and orderly. The apartment is just outside the La Chapelle underground station which made transportation around Paris super easy! That's super nice because the location is about a 15-20 minute metro ride (w/o metro changes) to the center of Paris. Gerard was very nice and welcoming. Gerard says his English is not very good but it is much better than most of the people I came across in Paris. It was a good choice.