Excellent location with the appearance of luxury, but could've been more comfortable and check-in was messy.
Nathan's place is in a great location, perfectly situation amongst many great restaurants and shops. We ate almost exclusively in the Marais neighborhood and did most of our shopping there as well. I highly recommend the restaurants Nico and Les Mauvais Garcons which are both very close. I'm sure there are many many more within a few blocks that are great as well.
We had trouble with check in which made me very anxious after travel. We confirmed when our train would be arriving and when we planned to be there and he confirmed, but weren't given any other info. We arrived at the location, but there weren't any instructions on getting in the building itself or what apartment it was to try to ring up to the host who was supposed to meet us. I tried calling the host phone number listed with AirBnb but it was going straight to an American business voicemail- not very comforting and I started to panic. We were waiting outside with all our luggage for 30 minutes before my last ditch call went through and I reached Nathan who seemed very out of the loop but told us Alexis was on her way. After 5 minutes, she came to the door and let us in, apologizing as she was trying to call us from whatsapp but I don't have whatsapp. There wouldn't have been any issues if she, the local host, was the contact for the listing, not the owner who is out of the country. They definitely have some kinks to work out. But Alexis was very welcoming and showed us around and how to use the TV and washing machine.
The apartment itself is gorgeous at first look and definitely newly remodeled, but the longer we stayed the more we found a lot more was invested in the appearance of luxury than actual comfort. Extras like L'Occitane shower products and red wine were provided, but those aren't expected and we would've appreciated things like washcloths, hand soap, kitchen hand towels, or better quality toilet paper instead. The bedroom is situated across the living room from the bathroom but there were no curtains over the living room window which directly faced neighbors across the hall who were always at home in front of their own windows. There were other small annoyances- no storage or even hooks in the bathroom, no instructions for operating the fancy but confusing heating system when it got cold in the middle of the night, the bedding fabric was scratchy, a wardrobe door wouldn't close so the motion sensor light inside kept turning on, the fancy light switches we were never able tell which went to which or whether they were on or off, a few stains on the sheets and hairs on the wall by the shower. It felt like the goal was to look good in pictures but not to actually be comfortable for guests. Maybe it would've have felt so frustrating had we not just had an excellent experience at a different Airbnb in France that may not have been as pretty but was much more comfortable and completely problem-free.
I'd recommend it just for the location, but I wouldn't stay here again.