I really fluctuated with what we should rate our stay. I finally settled on 4 stars for a few reasons. First, the pro’s - this condo is extremely well located within the center of Paris and very lively neighborhood. It was quiet at night and so easy to walk to so many places. It was also close to several buses and metro stations. We felt very safe. The condo itself is very stylish. It is a bit larger than I expected and it was sparkling clean. It had lots of amenities including a washer. The large windows were beautiful and it was fun to look out at the street. Check in was very clear and easy and Pierre even sent a video to help! Also this was the only Airbnb we’ve stayed in with a safe which I appreciated. Now here’s why I rated it 4 stars. There was a smell when we entered the apartment and we never figured out where it came from. It almost smelled like an animal may have peed in the apartment recently. We kept the windows opened and that helped. Originally the condo was listed as having ac and it didn’t. We thought that was fine because we missed the heat streak and it was summer and hot but not miserably hot. Plus there were two fans. Then we found out one fan was broken. When I told Pierre he said “I don’t have any more fans”. So our nights were muggy and hot and I was a bit annoyed that, as the owner, he didn’t provide a replacement fan though that reaction seems consistent with another recent review. There were also no top sheets so our choices were the heavy comforter or nothing and you can’t help but wonder how often the comforter was washed. There were several things that seemed not to work - the towel warmer/rack, the elevator, the dryer on the washer, the LED lights in the living room to name a few. So while things looked beautiful, there were a lot of things not very functional. Finally, at night we couldn’t get the lights to go on in the staircase up to the apartment. Walking up three flights with three little kids in the pitch black was a bit disconcerting. I’m assuming it’s because of the construction going on (or refurbishing) of the stairs but it still wasn’t fun. All in all we liked our stay. The location and the size were great for our party of 5. Safety was not a concern and the space was stylish. But we’ve stayed a lot in Airbnb’s and I just felt like this one had enough little things that weren’t perfect enough to warrant a 5 star rating.