Alexandre’s place was amazing; just off the beaten path from the Eiffel Tower. While you can’t see it from your room. It’s just outside once you leave. Nice, safe area.
I was there during a week when it got up to 90. While that is unusual for Paris, having the AC was a MASSIVE boon during the midday doldrums when I would retreat for a few hours to get out of the sun and rest my feet.
Check-in was a little wonky as while I arrived at my designated time the key was not in the lockbox. This caused some panic and I went up to the apartment to knock on the door (what else could I do?). It was still being cleaned, which led to about an hour of me awkwardly sitting there as the cleaner finished up her tasks. She left the washer overloaded and still running when she left. It wasn’t a “bad” part of the experience but was still like, “oohhhhh kayyyyy…”
Covid wise the testing center on Avenue Bosquet was open at 7:30 and I got tested there twice and got my PCR results back the same day both times, 44 euros apiece.
Metro is a little out of the way. Pont de l’alma (metro, rer C), Bir Hakiem station, and Ecole Militaire are the closest stops - all relatively the same distance away.
Overall great stay for as quick week. If you want to feel what it’s like to live like a Parisian, this felt about as close as you could get on the tourist side of town.