It was our first time traveling to Paris and for my mother I wanted to get a place with a kitchenette. Liu’s airbnb was a great, affordable option. The location is everything you can ask for. Instead of being in a busy street (Pars traffic is crazy in the Summer) there is a market place right outside the airbnb. You can see a lot of locals as well as tourists and can explore some of the restaurants and ice cream/gelato shops. The proximity to the metro station/bus stop and the Eiffel tower (10 min walk) was the best part of the airbnb.
Here are the cons which we didn’t mind all too much because we came to Paris with the expectation that it will be very different from Canada. Cleanliness was a bit of an issue. The carpets looked very old and the bedlinen were full of wrinkles. The latter I thought was ok because they were still clean. I had to clean the water heater because it was quite dirty.
The biggest issue was the communication. Guillemette is the nanny of the children of the airbnb owner. She doesn’t live in Paris and I have seen reviews that the room was not clean at the time of check-in, and that was true for us as well. We left our luggage and returned at 3:30-4 so Guillemette can finish cleaning the house properly without being interrupted. She came around 5:30 to pick up the laundry from the washer. The second issue was that it says clearly that breakfast will be provided, but there are just 3 madeleines on the kitchen counter and that’s it. Maybe Parisiens eat it for breakfast but we expected something a bit more.
I recommend the airbnb listing edit or fix it’s description. Check in time should be 4pm if there are consistent issues in the suites not being cleaned before 3 pm, and the “breakfast provided” part should be removed completely. Carpet replacement and attention to those details and hygiene alone can really enhance this airbnb and make it a perfect pit-stop place in Paris.
Nonetheless, we had a wonderful experience in Paris.