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We loved our stay at Gloria's place.
I nervously booked a new place with no reviews and we were happily surprised. The apartment is clean, cute, interesting, and creatively-designed for the space. It's located right across from public transportation, all sorts of food, and little grocery stores so you can mix up restaurant eating and snacking or even cooking on your own.
There is plenty of social activity happening all around which made it feel very lively and safe to be out and about. It's also a great place to start your time in Paris because you can just pop outside and wander around. We stopped in across the little street and sat at the bar there for cafe, freshly squeezed orange juice, and croissants every morning to start our day. It's convenient to get to all the spots like the Louvre and everything else by metro just minutes from the door. Wifi works fine and the apartment has a big fan, nice shower with rain and hand held, fridge, dishwasher, clothes washer, etc. The shower is really nice and water temp works well. We were there during a hot spell so cold showers and the fan with a breeze from the window helped us to manage.
Gloria is a wonderfully communicative host. She replied to our messages within minutes.
Things to know: We loved the character of the place and felt extra strong after staying there because of the workout of climbing the winding flights of stairs. There are 91 stairs in total. Be sure you're able to carry your bags up stairs and and walk up and down without a problem several times a day. definitely not for anyone with mobility concerns or foot/leg/ankle pain. You can also see in the pics that the beams are low. I'm 5'7" and my daughter is 5'9". I was fine but my daughter bonked her head a few times. We both still loved the place though because of the cool vibe of it and even with the beams we would have stayed longer if someone else wasn't booked. Consider this if you are very tall.
There are a couple of mosquitoes in Paris at this time of year. We went out in the evenings and wanted the windows wide open inside so I would have thrown some bug spray in my bag had I thought of it. This is not in any way specific to the apartment. Just something to know before you go.
Definitely would stay here again on a trip to Paris.
Thank you, Gloria!