Fred’s Place was interesting to say the least, I based my scoring off 5 scores: Comfort, Location, Service, Utilities, And Cleanliness
Comfort is a 5, I was in multiple hotels spread across the EU & UK, and by far this was the most comfortable and sizeable place I have came across.
Location is a 5, it is extremely convenient to be placed next to the Eiffel Tower as there are TONS of shops nearby (including a local market) as well as restaurants.
Cleanliness is a 4, it’s definitely well cleaned with the exception of the dishes that were placed in ‘out of reach’ areas of a 5’-5’5” person (my girlfriend) but not to those anywhere near 6’1 (such as myself)
Service is a 3, I could never in my 5 months of being reserved .. contact Fred, and when I got to Paris it was only contact through his Co-Host which was friendly and informative when asked questions... however she would very infrequently respond (maybe a time-zone difference as she was on Vacation). She did not answer our question about the TV Remote as it was probably stolen or broken.
Utilities is a 2, The toilet was spewing water out of the buttons you press to flush in the wall. The fridge seemed to be off-level or maybe the cabinet fascia(?) was off-level. The fridge as well had water on every layer .. unsure if it was due to cleaning beforehand. The TV would turn on but with no remote you are stuck to a black screen, being relatively tech savvy I finally got the Freebox to fully work (as that didn’t work until a couple resets!) and turn on and I was able to use that to get YouTube to stream to the TV screen. The plug outlets in the wall were bulky to those that I’ve seen in other EU & UK sockets. The shower was fantastic. The clothes washer worked but I’m unsure how to dry the clothes. The sinks worked and the WiFi worked as well.
Overall it is a 3.5/5, it’s quite a decent sized place compared to the rest of Europe.. it’s low-to-average priced relative to the location. Cozy and pretty looking. I WOULD recommend this AirBNB to others but definitely with the issues we encountered fixed first. At the current state , I would lower the price by 20-25eur a day and I would recommend it.
PS : Phillipe the downstairs neighbor who brought the plumber into the flat during our stay was extremely nice to us and I hope that the water damage on his ceiling due to the water spewing out from the toilet.. gets fixed soon.
ALSO, the host WILL NOT tell you this, but please out of kindness of Phillipe, lessen the walking you have to do in the flat, they never soundproofed the flooring so he hears EVERY footstep (and probably conversation?) apparently.