This was our first Airbnb stay and it was not as good as we had hoped with a major issue over the keys at the outset and other disappointments during the stay.
Getting hold of the keys was a nightmare with a keybox that didn't work (and was situated in a different part of the laundry to the printed description). The helpline numbers were useless with operators unavailable and only responding to messages hours afterwards. I hate to think what my telephone bill will be.
On the plus side the apartment was quite spacious (the photographs were accurate) and had been remodelled cleverly. It was however rammed with the owner's books, clothes and possessions. The storage space was inadequate for a week's clothes for 2 people and we largely lived out of our suitcases.
The bed was comfortable but pretty much filled the space in the bedroom not taken up by the owner's books and other belongings. It was not help by the large picture propped up against the wall, making access to that side of the bed quite tricky.
The big attraction of the apartment was its location looking out over Rue Lepic. It also had a pleasant outlook to the rear over a wooded garden. Opening the windows front and back allowed a cooling flow of air through the apartment although it also let in the well-worn speeches of the tour guides with their groups viewing Van Gogh's apartment next door (or at least the plaque on the wall).
There are plenty of restaurants, cafes and bars nearby which can however fuel noisy/rowdy behaviour into the night, and the early morning at weekends.
Back to the apartment, the bathroom was quite spacious (a pleasant surprise in Paris) but the shower temperature could only be turned down to just bearable. It also had a bizarre internal window to the bedroom. A couple of miniature bottles of shampoo and bodywash were provided. We also had our own "emergency supplies" until we could get to the supermarket virtually next door which had a good range. Towels supplied were not generous in quality or quantity.
The kitchen was well-equipped and the appliances worked well. Some coffee pods were provided as promised and we bought new ones to replenish them, also washing capsules. The biggest issue here was that the fridge smelt of something like sour milk. Once it had been cleaned the smell disappeared so it was nothing to do with the owner's food stored there.
As I said at the outset this was our first Airbnb stay and we were not sure what to expect. We came to realise that an important factor (to us at least) is how you feel living in someone else's home. In this instance we left feeling more that we were tolerated by the host rather than a welcome (paying) guest. Perhaps that's what others want and expect: we were hoping for a little more.