I was looking forward to my week at Pamela’s, but I was disappointed from the very beginning because once the front door was opened, I smelt a disgusting humid odour that remained permanently all through my stay.
Pollution is an issue in Paris, and I wonder about the CO2 levels inside the studio…
Because it is not possible to ventilate the place this is a chronic problem.
The ladder to climb to the sleeping area is very heavy and once it’s in place there’s hardly any room to move about.
There’s a very small low table and no chairs which makes eating very awkward.
There’s no cupboard or any other furniture apart from some coat hangers which means that all the clothes that cannot be hanged have to stay in the suitcase/backpack.
There’s nowhere to put a book, a camera, a souvenir, etc…
The fridge is very small and there’s not enough space to put any food save from a few bottles.
The oven is also miniscule and there’s only one dish that fits inside.
There’s a cooking plate but big enough for only one pan and in fact there’s only one…
The front wall is transparent and there are no curtains, which means that without a mask it can be very difficult to sleep because of the street lights, further there’s a motorcycle parking space just in front and one hears every single person who walks by the front door and last, but not least the popular bar in front stays open until 2 am every night and one cannot avoid listening to the customers enjoying their evening out.
This was a huge letdown.