Nicolas's place is a great value and has everything you need. He always promptly responsive, and came right to let us in even when we arrived during the world cup final penalty kicks.. He also let us have a late check out since he didn't have anyone booked the next day, which helped us out a lot. The neighborhood feels safe and has lots of good restaurant and bar options very close by. The metra lines are close by and will take you to the rest of the city pretty quickly, and we found them easy to navigate. We mostly walked though. For reference, it was about 15-20 min walk to the gothic quarter. It's been said in most reviews, but of course be aware of the 5 story walk up.