This apartment itself is gorgeous! Everything seems to be brand new, from the floors to the dishes. We were very comfortable for our stay and even had room to spread out a bit. The apartment is located on a pretty busy intersection which was pretty noisy, however, when the windows were shut you could barely hear it. The apartment was very clean and cozy!
We did, however, have an unfortunate encounter with a homeless person directly outside of the lobby. We exited the metro and were asked for money. We kindly tried to walk away and the man started cussing at us, calling us names and then spit at us as we walked away. He was outside the apartment entry way (on the sidewalk) all day that day so we had to walk past him several more times. He was a pretty large man so we felt a little uneasy about the whole thing.
The other thing that was a little strange was the stairwell up to the apartment. As you walk into the lobby, it's not the main stairwell for the entry. It's through this side door to a very old, kind of rough looking stairwell. That door as well as the door to the apartment both look like they have been broken in to. A little concerning.
The bed in the bedroom is rock hard so we ended up sleeping on the pull out couch which was actually fairly comfortable.
Overall, none of these things ruined the experience for us. We liked the apartment very much. The metro stop is literally right outside of the front door, which is super convenient to get anywhere in Paris. The WIFI is fast and the kitchen had a lot of the basic things we needed to make food and coffee.
We did not meet Lena or Michael, instead we were let in to the apartment by the cleaning girl, Alyssa. She was very sweet but did not speak much English so we ended up needing most of our questions answered by messenger. It was totally fine and worked out!
Thanks for the stay, Lena!