Let me start this review by saying that the ONLY reason that this property did not receive 5 stars was because it wasn't clean. However, I'm willing to give the owner the benefit of the doubt and say that she may just need to hire more conscientious cleaning staff.
Pros:
The location was great. There are numerous really good restaurants and shops in walking distance. The layout and space were perfect for our multigenerational family of ten. The Guest Book provided by the owner contained loads of helpful information and the owner was very nice and responsive.
To Consider:
Parking is a challenge as it is a combination of street and lot parking requiring that you move your car at least once each day. If I were to come back, I would consider using public transportation.
Cons:
The apartment was not clean and had not been thoroughly cleaned in a while. Upon my initial walk through of the apartment, I noticed dirty linen in the laundry room and dust on the glass tables, decorative plants and other furniture. Then upon opening the refrigerator, there was a dead bug, butter left from a prior guest and the refrigerator and freezer shelves were dirty. My sister then noticed a stain on the duvet on one bed along with hairs on the sheets and hairs and stains on the sheets of another bed. At this point I contacted the owner & sent her pictures. She immediately sent over a cleaning person and told me that the person would do whatever we needed. However, there was a language barrier (my French is not good) and each time I asked her to perform as task, she did it with a smile but then grabbed her backpack to leave. The issue was that there weren't just a few discreet tasks that needed to be performed. Rather, the apartment needed to be thoroughly cleaned. For instance, there was hair and some "gunk" in the bottom of a bathtub & the bathtub wall had mold & mildew on it. I pointed out the hair & "gunk" & the cleaning person cleaned it & grabbed her backpack to leave but did not touch the bathtub walls. At that point, I just thanked her & she left. My sister & I then purchased cleaning supplies and cleaned the place ourselves. I do believe that it is a mistake to rely on whether or not guests unmake beds and pull towels to determine whether or not they will be laundered. The apartment should be thoroughly cleaned (including dusting, cleaning tub & shower walls & laundering all bedding & linen) prior to the arrival of each and every guest.
Again, I'm willing to give the owner the benefit of the doubt. She was pleasant and responsive and sent someone immediately in an effort to rectify the matter but I think the cleaning person expected to complete 1 or 2 tasks when there was much more work that needed to be done.