We stayed in this apartment for six nights. There were both pros and cons to our stay, I'll list them here.
The main pros:
- The apartment is quite big, but still warm and cozy.
- The kitchen is well-equipped.
- The bed is very comfortable! Also, the curtains in the main bedroom are quite good in blocking out the light. The apartment was very quiet during the evening and night.
- A very good washing machine.
- The neighborhood is nice and quiet, and in a central location of Paris.
- The metro station is super-close (a BIG advantage!). Also, there were at least two supermarkets very close-by.
- There are many restaurants very close-by. In fact, one of the best restaurants we ate in during our trip was about one minute walk from the apartment!
- The host was very well-arranged with explanations - there was a whole booklet in the apartment including explanations regarding supermarkets in the area, restaurants, etc. Also, even though we never got to meet her - she was very available via emails and WhatsApp.
The main cons:
- To be fair - I'm sure it was written in the description and we just didn't notice - but we were quite disappointed to see there was no television in the apartment. Another thing that was written but I still think it's important to point out is the fact it's on the 4th floor with no elevator. It was only a big deal with the suitcases, but other than that it wasn't so bad.
- The shower was somewhat problematic - it constantly switched between hot and cold water, so you had to keep navigating between them about every ten seconds.
- At the time we were there (the beginning of October 2017) the upstairs neighbors were renovating their apartment, which woke us up with drilling and banging in the mornings. To be fair, we tend to sleep quite late - so for us, being woken up at 8:30-9:00 with drilling and banging was quite a discomfort. Perhaps early-risers wouldn't be so bothered by it, but for us, it was really problematic, and we think this is something we should have been told of in advance.
To sum up, we liked the apartment, and if there hadn't been renovations at the time of our stay, our experience would have been nearly perfect.