On the plus side, it's super bright and cheerful, the bathroom is tiny but great, the washing machine was a huge plus, and though the wifi didn't work while I was there, Elsa very considerately gave me a discount in cash. She's super nice, but the apartment needs some work.

Things to know on the con side: This apartment is in a building that keeps its trash just inside the door, so any time you enter or exit the building you're greeted with a cloud of garbage and bugs. The apartment itself is clean, although it's much more cluttered than you can see in the photos -- the bed is surrounded by open closets so you're sleeping in a closet, basically. I definitely felt like a student borrowing someone's dorm room for the weekend.

There's no fan or method of air circulation aside from the open windows, so my choice was to either get the night sweats or listen to people partying up and down the block. I heard several terrible renditions of "Wannabe" from a surprising variety of drunk French people between the hours of 1 and 3am, and one hilarious version of "I feel like a woman," but I would have rather been asleep. I found the bed incredibly uncomfortable, though I suppose that is a personal preference. The host is really nice and I hate to write a negative review, but the above factors made this place generally unpleasant to stay at, if only because even with earplugs in it was impossible to get a full night's sleep at any point. Three stars for the price.