Beautiful apartment in a great location.
Communication was tough at first and Frederick mentioned to both Air BnB and me that he was nervous because I appeared young in my photo. This should have nothing to do with my ability to stay somewhere when I have positive reviews on my profile (and am 26 years old).
It seems that Frederick does not trust the guests he is letting into his house, or at least he didn’t trust our group. There were multiple sticky notes throughout the whole house notifying us of certain things. The cabinets were taped off to not allow us to enter which seemed strange, but there was enough kitchenware left out on the table for us to use. I completely understand no shoes in the apartment but asking us to leave our suitcases in the hallway was strange. All of this together made it feel like less of home than I’m used to with Air BnB.
The sheet situation was confusing. My group was to be using 3 beds in the apartment. None of the beds were made for us on arrival and the sheet’s were left out folded on the beds. I’m used to having the beds prepped for the guests upon arrival and not having to prepare our own. We tried to make the beds and found duvet covers and some sheets, but the setups were not complete. We were forced to take some sheets from the pile labeled with another sticky note “Next Guest’s Setup”.
A neighbor did complain about us making noise at 9:30p on New Years Eve. The noise was a hair dryer, people chatting, and light music. This complaint seemed unjustified with the level of noise coming from us. Outside the apartment all night were groups of people making noise til 5am. As it was New Years Eve we did not mind but it made the complaint of noise and Fredericks noise warnings seem out of place/confusing. I imagine noise would not be an issue other nights of the year?
And BE CAREFUL on the white stairs! All 4 of us in my group fell down them at least once. (Some white grip tape may help this)
Overall the apartment was lovely, well taken care of, and thoughtfully designed. Best location to explore Paris from. Frederick’s daughter who met us with the keys was helpful, pleasant, and was kind enough to provide recommendations to my group. There are just a few things that could be tweaked to make a better stay for future guests and I trust Frederick will make the tweaks needed.