The view from this apartment is everything. Waking up to the Eiffel Tower, seeing it out the windows whenever you want, watching it light up at night - this is why we booked this location and it is so totally worth it.
As previous reviews have noted, the unit is accessed by either 7 flights of stairs (an old wooden spiral staircase) or an elevator to the host’s apartment. One thing I’d like to mention is that the elevator is TINY! If you are claustrophobic then you won’t want to use the thing. And you do have to bother the host, which we weren’t comfortable doing (although Philip said it was no trouble). So we climbed all 126 stairs at least once each day. 😊
There were 4 of us, 2 adults and 2 kids (8 and 11), and we were comfortable in the unit, plenty of space to stretch out and relax. The bathroom is slightly larger than the previously mentioned elevator, and features a very small bathtub/shower combo (bring your own soap!). The kitchen is another step larger than the bathroom, but has all the typical appliances (plus a washing machine which the host asks you not to use during the evening hours because it’s too loud for the neighbors). There isn’t a dryer, but the host did provide us with a drying rack.
The building itself is quite secure, with two locked entries off the street. The neighborhood felt very safe as well. From the unit, there doesn’t seem to be a way to escape in an emergency (specifically a fire). This isn’t something I even considered before traveling to Europe, but I don’t think this unit would be legal in the US.
We ate at two restaurants on the main street that were really great for families who don’t speak much French - Le Bouquet de Grenelle and Le Pierrot Bistrot - check them out!