Very unique space with enormous windows beautiful natural light. It is located very close to Montmartre which has many great shops, restaurants and sights. At the end of a long day of sightseeing, it really is a comfortable place to rest.
Unfortunately, there are some notable downsides. The check-in process is terrible. It is required to meet with someone who is waiting(!) at the apartment to give you a key. You can imagine how problematic it is to align your schedule to someone else in order to transfer the key. My partner and I have never before had to meet a person to obtain a key on airbnb.
Many home goods are old. This certainly does contribute to the antique atmosphere, but it does mean that pots, pans, forks and knives are tarnished. We had an incident with a wooden chair at the dining table where the crossbeams on the legs burst out of their sockets almost sending me to the floor. The bed shifts and creaks when you get into it which makes me terrified that I would break the bed.
The host does have a huge rulebook which you would be wise to read upon arrival. There are *many* rules. The one that bugged me the most is that the shower curtain is actually made of cloth for whatever absurd reason, and the rulebook asks that you shower in such a way to make the water bounce on the wall and not the shower curtain. Showers were very uncomfortable.
Some other neutral points about the apartment are that it is located very near a huge strip of sex stores. If you use the Pigalle station to you will see them ever time. They are not graphic at all, but this may disturb some. The lighting to the apartment is tricky. Many switches can be hard to find, and those that are remote controlled have faulty remotes which take some learning to use. And a reminder, this apartment requires a climb of 6 flights of stairs, so be wary of your luggage.