This was a wonderful experience overall. We thought the neighborhood was perfect. The street that the apartment is on is very quiet which is nice at night, not hearing any street noises. It’s a 5 minute walk in any direction and you find yourself in the middle of Parisian hustle and bustle. There are lots of food options and some great cafes for a morning coffee.
The metro is 5 minutes away and if you’re comfortable using it you can go anywhere in Paris. If you like walking you can easily walk to many places like Norte Dame and the St Germaine area, or even towards Concorde and the Eiffel Tower.
The layout of the apartment is very nice. There are two bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms as you enter the apartment in a long hallway. You then hit the kitchen and living area and there’s a master bedroom with bathroom off the living area. I had a little difficulty figuring out the layout when I was booking the apartment so hopefully this description will help others.
The beds are relatively comfortable and each room was stocked with ample towels. The bathrooms have towel heaters which I highly recommend using. They dry the towels quickly plus it’s nice to have a hot towel coming out of the shower.
The bathrooms are stocked with soap and lots of shampoo. Each bathroom had two rolls of toilet paper. We did run out and had to buy some more, but this is an apartment and not a hotel so we realized we’d need a couple of items like that for our week long stay.
The kitchen has all the utensils one might need. We did not cook in the apartment but we did have some light dinners and snacks and found everything we needed.
Check in and check out we’re exceptionally easy. We really didn’t need anything from our host but the few times we reached out he was very responsive.
One thing I will note, and I think I missed it when I made the booking - the apartment is on the second floor so there are two full flights of stairs to get up there. We had my 80 year old dad with us on this trip. He didn’t have much trouble with them but they weren’t ideal and I do want people to be aware.
Another note, and many people have commented on this - the apartment is not sound proof which is fairly common in Paris. You can hear the neighbors a little. We tried to be respectful with our noise level. Also there is a garage on the ground floor and the building wraps around it in a U shape. They usually start work at 8am and you will hear it if you’re a light sleeper. We were usually up by then so it did not bother us at all.
I hope this review is helpful to those who may have some of the questions I had. In summary I would rent it again if we come back with other family members or friends. It was clean, the location was great and it was very comfortable.