Bring your own toilet paper!
Positives:
- the location is great as everyone has agreed.
- Host was there to meet us promptly at check in time and showed us how to unlock the many doors.
- Lots of dishes are available and a dishwasher to wash them.
- There is an iron in the closet.
- The water pressure in the kitchen is great.
- The courtyard is full of plants and a pleasure to walk through.
Not so positives:
- immediately we noted that the internet password was incorrect and it took many hours to receive a response from our host. As international travellers reliant on wifi to let our families know we had arrived safely this was not a great start.
- We visited in mid October and it was unseasonably warm. The bed was dressed with one thick duvet cover and no other linens to cover ourselves. When we stripped the bed to get a thin sheet we noticed red and brown stains on the mattress cover.
- There is one small dusty fan that was not suitable enough to cool the room.
- Despite the host showing us how to use the doors they were quite tricky
- At first glance the stones in the bathroom look very spa-like. But once you're in the shower you notice the mold on its surface and in the corners. Luckily the shower is large so it was easy for us to avoid touching these surfaces. The water pressure in the kitchen sink was strong, the same cannot be said for the dripping that came from the showerhead.
- Toilet paper. One small roll of toilet paper was provided. We could not find any more in the unit so we reached out to our host to ask for more. They kindly let us know that only one roll is provided per stay and if we needed more then we could buy our own at the grocery store. At $250+ a night for 2 women for 4 days and 3 nights this is unconscionable and unacceptable.
If you have any accessibility requirements this unit is not for you. Also not for you if you have hygiene standards or an intolerance to heat.
Enjoy your trip to Paris!