The apartment was very nice and comfortable for 2 people, with plenty of room. The kitchen and living room were very nice spaces. The bedroom is in a loft, and be aware that you need to climb a steep ladder to get to it, and the ceiling is not high enough to stand up. Kitchen equipment was adequate. Linens were sparse, there were exactly 2 towels and 1 hand towel (no wash cloths).
The location is convenient (close to Parc-Dieu train and metro station), though not a particularly great immediate neighborhood for restaurants and bars. There was a booklet with recommendations for restaurants and shops, but these were all more than 20 minutes away. It would have been nice to have some recommendations for places actually closer to the apartment. The building itself was pretty rough, which we realize the apartment owner does not have control over. It did have secure doors and an elevator, but the hallways were really shabby and dirty, with paint peeling, and a fairly disgusting pad taped to the floor of the elevator. And all the hallways were completely dark, so when you stepped off the elevator, you could only see the landing area, but not down either hallways. We finally realized there was a switch on the wall you had to hit to turn on the lights in the hallway, so we could get to the apartment door without using our phones for flashlights.
We realize it was only one relatively small thing, but we were disappointed in the lack of response to one item. There was exactly a half a roll of toilet paper in the apartment upon arrival. Within 30 minutes of arrival we notified the host through Airbnb message. He responded later that night, many hours later, that he would check with the cleaning crew. We did not get a further response. When we received the automatic "you are checking out tomorrow" email the next day (we were just staying 2 nights), we responded to that immediately asking again about toilet paper and whether we should buy our own. Later that day he replied that there was toilet paper in the apartment, and asked "Did you check the cupboards". No information about which cupboards he was referring to. Obviously, we had checked every possible place in the apartment immediately and had found no toilet paper, which was why we contacted him in the first place. We never got another response about this and were forced to walk several blocks away to purchase some. This is unacceptable and quite disappointing.
Lastly, it seems someone had brought a vase of flowers and left on the mantle. Unfortunately, these were long since dead (completely dry) and the water in the vase was disgusting. It was also incredibly hot during our visit so that exacerbated the nastiness.