Great place and location. But here are the genuine reasons I give it a 3-star rating:
1. The ad specifically said that check-out time is flexible. Upon landing in France, I immediately got the text from the host instructing me that I must be out of the space by 11 am, as he has another party checking in that same day. I pointed to the "flexible" part of his ad, as I explained that I merely needed another hour (until noon), as my flight was not until after 3 pm. He replied and said that it was absolutely impossible, end of the story.
2. Upon arrival, we found that the entire lobby, staircase, and elevator was under construction. This may be actually good news for future travelers, as it seems they were adding a small elevator, but for me, traveling with a 9, 6 and 4-year-old, the worker materials, and the staircase, were just a dangerous, dirty construction zone. On top of that, the rest of that Friday check-in was full of construction noise, an unannounced turn off of water, etc. I understand construction, and I understand people making improvements...what I don't understand is a host that should have given us a notice of construction and a discount for the inconvenience.
3. Among the amenities in the apartment, there are about 4 or 5 different remotes to operate everything from the TV to the lights to other items. The problem is, there is are instructions, and many of the items were disconnected. Besides obviously knowing how to operate a TV, for our short 3-night stay, we found it useless to even attempt to plug in our operate these other devices.
4. Although the space advertises air-conditioning, there is merely a plug-in fan in the living room and one in the bedroom.