This place has a great potential. It is a rather large apartment by Paris standards, in the old building. Beautiful oak parket on the floor could really use a fresh coat of laquer. The floor tiles in the bathroom were painted, but the paint has peeled off in large chunks.
Overall, the apartment had a feel that someone is living there and just vacated it for our stay. The wardrobe cabinet to hang one’s clothes was locked, and on the shelves there were other people’s personal items including hairbrush with someone’s hair left in it.
The windows open out unto a somewhat busy street and the view is of the windows of the building right across the street. It can get quite noisy there during the day time, but the traffic did die down at night.
One of the most difficult aspects was the spiral steep stairway. We had to leave our suitcases in the car as I can’t imagine climbing up those five flights of stairs with the suitcase. My healthy and energetic 11 year old was put of breath and ultimately ended up climbing on her arms and knees. In retrospect, i should have done the same. People with health issues should be cautious when attempting the as end up those stairs.