Mawei was an extremely attentive host, checking in on us all the time and with a great response time when we had a question. I appreciate their willingness to respond to our sometimes annoying questions!
This was the first time we came to Paris with the family and it was fantastic to be only about 20 minutes away (walking) from the Eiffel Tower. We love to walk, so it was great. If you walk out five minutes in any direction, you can find some cute cafes and restaurants. I think that this is located in a place that gives you a truer feel of Paris just outside of the “tourist zone”.
The apartment itself was, as my daughters put it, very cute. There was enough space for the five of us. I can’t really complain, which is why we give them a 5-star rating. I do think it’s important to know a couple things to help others decide on whether it’s the right place to stay for them. The first floor has a separate toilet and another room with a nice jacuzzi which we really appreciated! There is a window in this jacuzzi room looking out into the other room, and we thought this was weird until we realized that one of the “light switches” actually “fogs” the window to prevent anyone from being able to look in. Also, the main bed is in an open area and there is a “bunk bed” area in the same room. There is a separate bedroom closed off that sleeps two. There is a set of stairs going downstairs (just next to the bunkbed) to a cute kitchen area and a living room area with sofa and tv. There is a bathroom off the kitchen with a shower. Note that this is only a shower (and the only shower in the place). Also, the only toilet in the place is the one on the first floor. We didn’t see this as an issue, but rather just a way of life.
We came to Paris when the temperature almost reached 100 degrees F so the apartment didn’t cool down as much as we would have liked; though, we also like the warm weather so it wasn’t unbearable. Mawei was willing to have someone check on this immediately. Since we were really there only 2 days, it didn’t matter much for us.
The only recommendations we would have are the following: Perhaps include hand towels for each guest. We all had shower towels, but it would have been nice to have some hand towels in the bathrooms after washing our hands. Also, if the check-in could be moved up to 2 or 3PM, that would be nice. 4PM was a bit late, especially when coming in from out of town far away. Just a couple minor thoughts that could give even more credence to “the details”.
Thanks again to Mawei (and anyone else who should get credit?) for allowing us to stay!