We recently spent 3 nights here and were overall pleased. We have stayed in 6 airbnb apartments over our 2 month trip around Europe and this was the first apartment that is actually lived in by the host, meaning there are personal items everywhere and it is not specifically layed out for renting. This took some getting used to.
The location is good in terms of being near the stations, a very conevnient 5 minute walk from Gare Du Nord, and trains to and from all necessary locations.
The apartment is up 5 flights of winding stairs, we booked knowing this but it was still such a struggle getting luggage up and down.
The apartment is a great size, and has lovely natural light in all rooms. The lounge is comfortable and kitchen relatively well equipped, we only wish there was a kettle. The bed is a double, quite tight for two people but comfortable. The shower had good pressure and long supply of hot water. The balcony was nice to have a small view of Paris and for fresh air. The windows are also sound proofed.
Some negatives we found with this apartment was the lack of aircon; once again we knew there was none when we booked but it can get quite stuffy in summer without it, and leaving the windows open leads to uneccessary street noise. As the owner lives here; from a guests point of view, there seems to be a lot of uneccessary items around that make the place looked cluttered and a little offputting as you dont know where to put your personal items when staying as all of theirs is in most places. Such as; kitchen cupboards, bedroom storage etc. And finally there was a little lack of cleanliness; such as a full basket of washing, some shower use marks in the bathroom, etc. All things that could easily be taken care of before our arrival but weren't. I must say Yannick was away during our stay yet im sure this could have been taken care of before we arrived.
In terms of communication with the host, there were no troubles, Yannick made sure we had all of the information and more necessary and was contactable whenever we needed.
Overall we did enjoy our stay here and would recommend it for the location and size of the property and ease of communication with Yannick.