We had a fantastic week in Paris and enjoyed our stay at Olga’s apartment very much!
The location of this space can not be beat- it is near many cafes, wine bars, and shopping as well as walking distance to several attractions. Transit service in this area is also really good.
The comfort of this space was fantastic. We had special appreciation of windows that blocked much of the street noise. This was amazing due to being on the first floor looking out over a major street. Black-out curtains allowed us to get really good rest; necessary with jet lag and late Paris nights (which translates to late mornings in my case!). I travelled with my mom and sister and found this space to be ideal. We were glad to each have our own sleeping spaces. The pull out couches were really lumpy, as we all know to anticipate with beds of this style. Sleeping on the couch worked well for me, though. My early-rising mom stayed in the bedroom area so she could occupy herself with the curtain drawn and let her girls get beauty sleep. :) I think this apartment would also suit a couple really well.
The kitchen is well equipped and had everything we needed during our stay. It was a great perk to have a nespresso machine in the apartment for quick access to coffee without going out. We were surprised and pleased with the dishwasher, too! The clothes washing machine was easy to use and did a good job. Since it’s a combined washer/dryer, the drying function is not what we normally get from dryers in North America, but does well enough if you’re drying 1-2 towels and hang drying everything else.
There were some issues with the functionality of amenities when we arrived, and this added some stress to our stay. However, Olga told us about what was going on as best she could (it was rather complicated!) and gave us several options for working out what to do (from full refund and finding another rental to staying for the week and adjusting fees). I was pleased that she also stuck with us through negotiating something that I hope was fair on all sides. The issues were repaired about half way through our stay, and we found the apartment amenities for the second half of our week were exactly as stated in the listing.
I would absolutely recommend this apartment for a comfortable, close-to-everything experience.