If I didn't have to wait 2 hours to be let in, I would have nothing but rave reviews about this place. It is in a great location on Rue Saint Honore - nearby to shopping, great restaurants, the Louvre, & public transportation. I slept with the windows open at night, and it was not too noisy for me other than the occasional scooter. The restaurant / crowd noise was minimal. The apartment was exactly as pictured - large bed, kitchen area, updated bathroom. Everything was very clean! The host even provided slippers. I was travelling for business so internet was important to me, and I had no problems connecting to the internet there and it was fast enough for my usage.
As mentioned my only complaint was having to wait 2 hours to be let in. It appears the host uses a service to let in his guests, and we were scheduled for 10:15. By 10:30, I sent both Alain and the service emails to get an update (although I had to use my data plan on my phone to do this). Both replied rather quickly, but did not have an update on the arrival of the greeter, just that she would be there soon. I continued to email back and forth for an hour and a half until she showed up at 12:30 - over 2 hours past my scheduled time. After showing me the apartment, she did come back with a bottle of wine and some chocolate. I was just glad the hotel across the way noticed me standing outside and allowed me to use their lobby for internet and the bathroom while I waited.
I am sure this does not happen all the time - but did want potential guests to be aware of my experience.
I really do love the location of the airbnb, and would stay in the area again.