Our stay at Cecile’s St. Germain apartment was most enjoyable. The apartment is very central to many attractions making it easy to get around and enjoy what this magnificent city has to offer.
Although we enjoyed our time in the apartment, there were a few disappointments that really could not go unnoticed. First appearances are everything and especially when it affects common element areas of a building. Firstly, the stairwell carpet runner and carpeting on the stairwell landings were very dirty and unkept. In addition, there were signs of an old water leak on the walls which caused the paint to peel and fall onto the stairwell. It appears that there was very little if any housekeeping performed to clean the hallways and stairwell which made for a very poor presentation leading up to the apartment. Also, there is no air circulation or air conditioning once you enter the building which makes it extremely hot and uncomfortable especially when walking up 88 stairs to the apartment.
The bed in the apartment was comfortable but the pillows were made of foam which were uncomfortable to sleep on. We would suggest that a set of feather pillows or better-quality pillows should be made available. There was a heavy comforter on the bed, however it was far too hot to use during warm weather, there should have also been a summer coverlet on the bed similar to what was shown in the photographs. There was no sheet available to use.
When one is staying for a least a month, a second set of towels would have been nice. Lastly, the inside door handle fell off on the first day of our arrival in which we reported.
Overall, our stay was most pleasant and the apartment was generally well equipped and clean. Our host was most pleasant.