The positives of this place is the location was great. The bedroom was clean and the bed and linen was great. I have young kids and don’t recommend this place if you have young kids. If it was just my husband and I, i possibly may have tolerated it. The negatives - not exactly like what the pictures show. Overall the area and look was very old and not well maintained. The entrance is hard to find as they have scaffolding in front of the building. because of this construction work the entrance and hallway is dusty and dirty. Once you walk past the very worn hallway you come to a “courtyard” kind of thing which has a not so great smell. my kids commented that it smelled like a toilet. Not sure if it’s because the bins are stored there. Luckily this smell doesn’t follow you up the stairs to the apartment. The bathroom needs a good clean, it was dusty, walls and ceiling could have been cleaned properly and like other comments stated there is definitely mould in the shower. There was also a mildew or stuffy smell from the bathroom. However that wasn’t as bad as the smell that was coming from the kitchen sink. Not sure if it’s a Paris thing but there was a bad smell coming out of the drain. The couches are old and one of the couch arms is broken. There was a staple sticking out and it cut me. I couldn’t remove it so I tried instead to push inside to the couch so it didn’t hurt my kids. Despite the worn look of the couches they were comfortable to sleep on. The table top was broken and rotated like a lazy Suzy not sure if that’s what it’s meant to do though. If you’re wanting a no frills experience then this will do as I said the bedroom was clean but I couldn’t stand leaving walking past that outdoor area.