The apartment was clean and prepared for our arrival. Our hosts, Vincent and Loic, laid out towels and slippers as well as amenity baskets for each of us containing shampoo, shower gel wash, moisturizer and shower cap. They also provided plenty of extra shampoo and shower gel wash just in case we ran out. The other nice touch was they also gave us a nice box of French chocolates and gifted each of us an Eiffel Tower keychain.
We had 2 adults and 2 children (13 and 11) and the apartment was definitely cozy. We appreciate that they allow up to five people in the apartment but I would say that you would be pushing it beyond 4. In my opinion, this apartment would be perfect for a couple. The pull-out bed was easy to use and was good sized. If you do plan on sleeping in the living room, be aware the lights in the hall are motion-sensored so make sure to pull the drapes so you aren’t woken up by the lights when someone goes to use the bathroom in the middle of the night. The bed in the bedroom was comfortable and the linens were very good quality. There are two matching closets in the bedroom for storage of your things.
The bathroom consists of the toilet, sink, laundry and shower in a galley-type setup so it does require a bit of coordination amongst your guests. One thing to keep in mind: If you need your privacy, you will have to get over your shyness. The hair dryer that they provided was in my sister’s opinion ‘the best hair dryer I’ve ever used’. The shower had good water pressure and you can choose between the rain shower or the hand-held shower head. The other cool feature in the shower is that you can pick your lighting mood. The laundry unit is a dual washer and dryer and worked very well.
The kitchen was well-appointed and we made good use of it especially for breakfast. Vincent and Loic were extremely responsive to our requests and addressed a lighting issue promptly. Vincent and Loic were lovely hosts. They provided very detailed instructions on how to let ourselves into the apartment as we had some transportation issues that prevented us from meeting them at the originally planned time. When we didn’t arrive at the original time, they reached out to us to make sure we were okay which was very thoughtful. We enjoyed our stay in the City of Lights and in this lovely apartment!