This apartment has great potential but we got it when it was in an unusable state. There had been water damage in the master bedroom that had not been properly taken care of, resulting in serious mold issues. The first night my wife and toddler slept in the living room and I slept in the master bedroom - I didn't sleep well but didn't immediately attribute it to the mold. However, the second night it was much worse and I ended up pulling the mattress out of the bedroom and slept on the floor of the living room (we kept the door to the bedroom closed the rest of the time).

In addition, the cleaning person hired for before our stay didn't do a great job: there was no toilet paper (thank goodness a grocery store was nearby) and all of the kitchen towels had been used for cleaning and were left in a damp pile under the sink.

These two things mean we have to give it a bad review. Some of this was out of Laurent's control (he was on vacation and didn't have a chance to check out the repair and it wasn't the normal cleaning person) so maybe a future stay at the apartment would be better. I would make sure the ask that these issues are taken care of first.

The apartment itself is VERY convenient if you're using the 'Est train station. Very quick and easy walk. Some good restaurants nearby and easy access to the metro. Large grocery store a block away. The neighborhood isn't the best, but I'm not familiar enough with Paris to know how it compares to others. We felt safe in the apartment.