Overall, we had a good stay.
The location in the heart of Paris, with a view of fontaine St Michel (50 m away) and Notre Dame, cannot be better. It actually is unique and a first for us, despite many stays in the city. We took pleasure watching through the many charming windows while we were not enjoying Paris.
Check-in was easy, and possible even until 2am as you pick up the keys at the busy and popular café on the first level of the building -- fortunately the window insulation is very effective and Paris noise and kitchen smells do not make it through. A French barman will give you the keys, codes, etc. and even show up the way to the apartment!
The apartment is as described, and the pictures are truthful. Nice decoration and comfortable furniture. What the pictures do not convey, though, is the steepness and narrowness of the staircase; it can be difficult to carry up heavy and large suitcases (we had plenty as we traveled and packed for a long summer vacation), or for older folks to use (my mom is 90-year old and was traveling with us).
And actually the description of the bathrooms may not be entirely correct: "For our american friends, there is one full bathroom and one half-bathroom (meaning, one bathroom with toilet and one bathroom without)".
For Americans, a full bathroom means "shower (or tub) + wash-basin + toilets"; and "half-bathroom" means "wash-basin + toilets". The apartment actually has:
- one half-bathroom (wash-basin + toilets) in the hallway,
- one bathroom (shower + wash-basin, no toilets) adjacent to a master bedroom,
- one bathroom (shower + wash-basin, no toilets) in the hallway.
August 2022.
PS 1: The microwave oven is placed high up above the fridge. We are average size folks but we needed to step on a chair to use it. There is ample room in the kitchen and a more practical spot could be easily found.
PS 2: We were unlucky that, one night, a neighbor in the building decided to hammer drill and blast through masonry at midnight and until 2:30am! Not the owners' fault but we did not know that we could have called the cops to try to make it stop.