The area is fine - as long as you don't think you are "in Paris." It's in the suburbs, so you should only stay here if you have a reason to be in this area.
We "checked in" . . . in other words, the guy behind the desk asked our name and gave us the room key. He told us what time breakfast was. He DID NOT say that breakfast was not included and would be charged at an outrageous rate of 12 euros per person per day! We were NOT happy when we found that out this morning at checkout. Breakfast consisted on cereal, bread, jam, crepes, tea, coffee, and, if you woke up early enough, maybe some eggs and sausage. On two of the three days we were apparently way too late for the limited supply of eggs and sausage. I heard a French woman asked if any more were available and the male server replied that he would check. He then went into the open kitchen area that I had a view of from my breakfast table . . . put some dishes in the dishwasher, piddled around, and came back out and told her no.
In the shower . . . only the wand worked. It appeared that the large overhead shower was not even connected.
In the room . . . there was one small window on the left side of the room . . . with an even smaller curtain so that light streamed in from the sides and bottom and woke us up all three days.
We could also hear the people in the room above us . . . they apparently liked to tap dance????