This was my first stay at an Airbnb and everything went very smoothly. Mercedes is a good host, present to let us in, prompt in her responses and generously flexible with checkout times. I was going through a difficult parting period from my daughter who I had come to drop off to college and I greatly appreciated the extra few quiet hours I got because of the late checkout I was permitted.
The apartment is conveniently located, just a couple of minutes’ walk to Corvisart Metro station for Line 6 and another few minutes to the Place d’Italie station which is served by 5, 6 and 7 lines as well as several buses. This proximity is, however, the one drawback to the apartment — as other reviewers have pointed out, when the weather is warm and the doors and windows need to be kept open, the roar of the trains can get quite noisy, especially at night when all else is quiet. We stayed during what was an unusually long summer, so definitely needed the cool air of the evenings and nights.
In all other respects, this is a very efficient, convenient, modern and well-equipped apartment (lifts, decently sized bathroom for Europe with a washing machine, plenty of kitchen equipment, vacuum cleaner, iron, ironing stand, table fan etc). And the Anthony Bosson boulangerie a minute away offers great bread, of course, and an outstanding Flan Vanille, apart from seasonal fruit tarts and other goodies! Supermarkets are located very close too as is a farmers’ market that is held twice a week. All in all, a very good value option.