We were greeted in Paris with +35C degree heat and NO Air Conditioning. Since we are frequent Europe travelers we paid more to rent a place with AC. Unfortunately, the AC was not working in this apartment when we arrived. We tried to trouble shoot the AC problem ourselves but nothing helped. By the time we contacted the Landlord it was 23:01 and she was no longer taking calls. For the next 3 days the Landlord made calls to different handy men but was not able to get the system working during our stay. The lack of AC, during such a HOT time impacted our enjoyment of this property greatly. It was hard to get the kids to sleep in this Hot, Hot, Hot apartment. Further, during the day we could not return to the apartment for a break because it was too hot. Perhaps due to lack of upkeep of the AC units? Perhaps just bad luck? But the result to us was more than inconvenient. Trying to care for 4 kids in that type of heat, after long days of touring was excruciating.
Condition of apartment. The place is cute. Well designed. However, we noted a broken table top in the living room. Water damage/mold in upstairs shower room, a hole in ceiling of bedroom. Items that have simple fixes which, for whatever reason, were not done.
One night we were awoken by screams. Our young son had gone to the bathroom in the middle of the night and the door handle failed. (He simply closed the door. He did not lock it.) He was screaming to wake us up. The handle was no longer engaging the locking mechanism. We searched the apartment for a tool that would help but could find nothing. Eventually, we had to push in the door to rescue our child. The Landlords response was "she was unsure what our child did to the handle." I was stumped by this attitude.
The location was a bit far from Paris City Central. It was a good 40+ minutes travel time to most of our destinations. (10 min walk to 1st train, train time of 25+ minutes, plus walk to destination.) So perhaps this locale is good for a nearby business conference but not too much for City Center/Paris tourist sites.
There were 8 of us. 2 families of 4. So due to Paris's hotel laws/policies, hotel rooms were a tougher fit. (They require that no more than one minor child is in a room. ) Harder to pick up and move, etc.
Anyway, this was not a great experience for us.