The apartment is a great location - next to the metro and it walking distance to restaurants and even a grocery nearby. It’s on the 7th floor and even though you can see the Eiffel Tower, I wouldn’t go as far to say it’s a great view of the city. Overall, though, location is great!
The apartment would be okay for a family with a couple of older children. I would not let young children climb up in the loft, though. Not safe for them. We had 4 adults and climbing up and down was not easy as the ladder was 100% vertical with no angle. (Later we figured out we could adjust it but then the kitchen would be blocked). The apartment was not ideal for 4 adults because we had to go through the other couple’s bedroom when they were sleeping if we needed to go to the restroom in the middle of the night. However, if you know that going in, then it is what it is.
The kitchen is small with a microwave, but a big, nice refrigerator in the living room, which we appreciated! We ate in one night around the coffee table - cheeses, crackers, fruits and wine - and we were totally happy with that.
There is a tub in the bathroom with a shower attachment, but you can’t stand up and shower without getting water everywhere. But if you sat down in the tub and “showered”, all was well.
There is comfortable seating for 2-3 in the living room (one small love seat and one chair with a foot rest) and then two small (folding?) chairs - not as comfy. Seating outside on the deck is nice and there is a small deck off the bedroom.
We were required to pay 80 euros at the time of check-in (20 per person) to use the towels and the fitted sheet that was on the beds. It would be better to have that included in the rent up front, so if you want towels and sheets, just know you will need to pay for them.
Charles, the host, came as soon as we texted at check-in. He texted before we checked in and gave us a different address than what Airbnb sent us, so know that it is close to what is listed, but not the same. (We never thought to compare it to what we had printed out before leaving so we went to the wrong place.). He put all the WiFi information in the text as well and the WiFi worked well.
The area of town seemed safe. And it didn’t seem “touristy”. We liked that.
We had a good time.