We loved staying in Guillaume's home and would highly recommend it to others.
- Location: Being right off of Rue des Martyrs is the perfect location in Paris right now. Some of the best boulangeries, fromageries, and charcuteries are on this street, and every morning we walked 5-10 minutes along this route to pick up pastries, cheese, and fresh fruit. Not to mention there's a beautiful view of Sacre Coeur as you walk up Rue des Martyrs. The nearest subway lines are 8-12 min walk. There are also several great restaurants/eats around the 9th (Pompette, Abri, Le Bon George, Pétrelle, Dumbo, Caillebotte, Frenchie Pigalle, L'innocence, ASPIC, Le Pantruche) so it was nice to be able to walk home after dinners.
- View: Everyone's already said how beautiful the view. I expected the Eiffel Tower view might just be a speck you'd have to zoom in on, but it's a full clear view from the 6th floor. Just lovely.
- Amenities: Clean and very easy to live in. Guillaume has clearly taken a lot of time to consider how to make it comfortable for guests. The living room/dining area/office space are full of light each morning, as is the bedroom, and we enjoyed the art, photographs, and other personal touches decorated around the apartment. Towels and paper products were well stocked for our stay, and every inch of the apartment was clean. The kitchen is incredibly well stocked - never have I stayed in an Airbnb where every appliance I needed was available, and even the knives had been well sharpened. We also loved the induction stovetop and all the high quality cookware. The dishwasher and washing machine worked great (reminder that dryer machines are not common in Paris, so account for time to use drying racks). Of note, the toilet is located not in master bathroom but rather as a half-bath near the kitchen.
- Building: It's a nice, quiet building. The elevator was easy to use but: we weren't familiar with elevators in Parisian apartments before this trip, so please note that since most elevators were added on after the building was designed, they are smaller than American elevators: measuring about 2 ft x 2 ft. We took luggage up one by one and it wasn't too bad since we had a longer stay. If you're using a stroller, I wouldn't recommend a larger one; we had to partially collapse our Yoyo for it to fit.
- Check-in/Check-out: The easiest process of any place I've stayed.
- Host: Guillaume was incredibly accommodating and an excellent communicator. For example, we had to have a travel crib delivered prior to our stay and he was able to accommodate meeting us in advance to drop it off. He was so attentive with questions prior to and throughout our stay. Thanks so much, Guillaume. You made our stay wonderful.