We stayed at Stephane’s place for 3 nights and had a great stay.
The room is small without any wardrobe/storage facilities, so if you’re someone that likes to unpack your suitcase on arrival this may be an issue for you. The room can naturally become quite messy and difficult to navigate unless you keep re-packing your clothes and put your suitcases to the side.
We had an issue with the window (which would not close, no matter what we tried) so we had to leave it open, however we found this was actually quite nice as the room can otherwise tend to get a little stuffy.
The shower was a bit of a letdown, the head of the shower is hand-held and did not fit in the hook to put the shower head. This means you have to shower whilst holding the head at all times, and as the water pressure is very hard, it can become a bit of a nuisance to have to turn it off every time you want to use both hands for body wash/shampooing etc., and then have to turn it back on and find the right temperature again. If you try and place it anywhere else, it sprays everywhere including in any openings under and over the shower door (which ends up making the floor very wet and there is not a drain, so you have to clean the floor with the towels provided and then wash the towels again).
One of the reasons we chose Stephane’s place was due to the Nespresso machine, but we were disappointed to learn that no Nespresso pods were actually provided. For people staying only a few nights, it doesn’t make sense to go out and buy a whole pack. There was some instant coffee provided but it was out of date.
The bed was comfortable and we could just about see the the top of the Eiffel Tower from the room. In addition, the room is literally a few steps away from the Metro which is perfect, as the area is very touristy for its proximity to the Eiffel Tower and generally for affordable dinner you will want to head at least 30+ mins away (the 3rd Arrondissement is very good for cocktails/dinner, so if you want to be able to walk home afterwards you should stay there, otherwise you will have to catch the tube). If you do eat here, Le Suffren is good at approx. €40 a head.
We made lots of trips to the Eiffel Tower (grab a Lime-S scooter and you can whiz down in 5 minutes) which was nice. Whilst Stephane’s place is great, it doesn’t feel like an area for locals and if you are looking for a real/local Paris experience, we’d probably recommend a different arrondissement, but if you are looking to stay near the Eiffel Tower, this is a great choice.