I was only in Paris for 15 hours and needed a place to stay the night. I missed a few details in the listing that I’m glad worked out because I did book in a haste lol.. I didn’t know check-in time is 6pm unlike other airbnbs which is usually 3pm and I didn’t know he would have to greet us in person to let us into the building / apartment so I’m glad he reminded me of that the morning of check-in because I definitely missed that detail in the listing.
So I communicated to him my flight’s arrival time and when I was expected to arrive at the apartment and it worked out that he was able to meet us which was around 5pm. I saw the listing say breakfast included but I checked-out at 5am so I didn‘t get to experience that :(. Laurent is a friendly and charming guy. He was very communicative and we appreciated the personal tour of his apartment.
The apartment is old fashion and reminded me of my parents’ home and I guess that was part of it feeling comfortable and cozy. The bed is more like a twin size so I am 5’2” and my husband 6’2” and we slept just fine on the bed because we like to cuddle while we sleep. There’s a full kitchen which we didn’t get to make use of but I liked that If I needed to heat up food or make a small meal, the option is there. His apartment definitely has a lot of amenities to make yourself feel at home whether it’s a short or long stay.
The apartment is about a 15 minute drive to Orly Airport and about 50 minutes to CDG Airport. The neighbourhood has lots of restaurants and bakeries nearby. And the Alesia Metro stop is about a 5 minute walk away.
The apartment was clean for the most part. The only area I noticed significant amount of dust was the glass table by the tv but I was fine -my allergies weren’t set off, and there’s an air purifier if anything.
If I stay in Paris again I’d definitely be on the lookout for Laurent’s apartment. He was a great host and I enjoyed my stay at his apartment.