Unfortunately this was just not the “Dream Home” experience as advertised.
My wife, seven-year-old son and I we’re really excited for our first visit to Paris and we thought we would treat ourselves to something nice and this listing looked like the perfect place for our Paris experience
I will say as advertised and as shown in the pictures the view of the Eiffel tower is absolutely beautiful from the apartment and the patio. The view is actually better in person than in the pictures, it’s quite breathtaking actually.
The apartment is clean however the overall experience was not quite what was advertised or presented in the listing
Starting with our experience with the host Antoine, we had to call him to confirm our booking and get the check in instructions. He was not even aware that we had booked when we chatted to him 3 hours + after booking the day of.
Calling it a “Dream Home” luxury , chic apartment is quite a stretch. We would call it basic at best. It’s IKEA standard furnishings, the bed was quite uncomfortable as were the basic pillows. There was no fitted sheet that we could find for the pull out bed.
The patio as shown in the pictures on the listing with privacy partitions and an outdoor seating area we’re not existent. There were no partitions up and there was no outdoor furniture. It looks like they’re doing construction on the patio area and the entire patio was open to all neighbors on that floor. In fact we even had workmen walk past the apartment a few times during our stay. Not very private at all and quite obtrusive.
Small details like coffee ☕️ for the coffee maker and laundry detergent for the washing machine were over looked. Looks small details like this that make all the difference in a comfortable and enjoyable stay.
We found our host Not very engaged or interested in our comfort during our stay. We never heard once from Antoine , even to check in and see how we were doing. We had to contact him a few times to get instructions on operating the washer and dryer (once we bought laundry soap), the operation of the tv’s (btw The TV in the master bedroom is not working) , recommendations on local eats, etc.
No guestbook or welcome packet is included so it’s pretty much a self-service , self-guided experience.
Also unless you are someone who likes to walk a good distance I would not say the Eiffel tower is within walking distance at all. It’s easily 45 minute walk.
Again an absolutely beautiful view but definitely not a dream home luxury experience. We would give it a 3 Star ⭐️ overall.