Bellanger’s place was quite nice. We ended up getting there early and checked in with no problems. He was a great host, offering numerous local tips. Communication was five-star! The apartment was clean and comfortable. The downstairs TV was a great amenity. Unfortunately we cut our stay short by two nights. We’d been walking around the corner to the bus stop the first five days with relatively no issue. On the sixth day, one of the locals saw us walking down the alley, announcing our presence to the block, then after we reached the bus stop he and a couple other individuals came toward us directly, cutting across a vacant lot to do so. They stopped short and turned around when an unmarked police car rounded the corner. We don’t know what their exact intentions were (there is known drug activity in the neighborhood, they may have thought we wanted to buy something), but the experience left us with a gut feeling too strong to ignore. I wasn’t going to stay there with my wife and two young daughters another night just to find out their intentions. In the interest of transparency, we’re an interracial couple, each of us having experience with less-than-ideal neighborhoods in large cities. Even so, the described brief incident left us feeling very uncomfortable (especially with two minor children in tow). We ended up staying at a hotel the last two nights of our trip. Bellanger was a great host and has a very nice place, but we had to make an executive decision in the interest of safety and our peace of mind.