We had a good time in Paris. Communication was great. Michael and Johanna were flexible with our departure time by one hour, due to a late flight out of Paris and set up a driver for us to the airport, which I greatly appreciated.
I have never given a 4 star review before, but the lack of central Air Conditioning and the lack of clarity in the description about this has to be addressed. They do have 2 tower fan units & 2 portable A/C units. However, there is no way to vent the A/C units without opening the large doors to the terrace. In doing so, you’re letting even more hot air in. Even worse, this apt is on one of the busiest street corners ever. There is so much car and city noise all night long. We hardly slept the entire time we were there. On the last night, we decided to try to use the A/C units with the doors closed and that made it even worse. The heat that the A/C units produce from the exhaust made the rooms even hotter. It was in the mid to high 80s when we there. This has to be fixed ASAP, as with the soaring summer temperatures, it’s going to get even worse. At a minimum, until it gets cooler, the description of the property needs to acknowledge this issue in someway. There were A/C thermostats on the wall, but they didn’t work.
On the plus side, the apt is nice and cute, with tall ceilings, gorgeous doors out onto the wrap around, very narrow terrace. The general location is fantastic. 100+ cafe choices of every variety are within a 5 minute walk. Grocery stores are easily accessible too. We walked to everything and took the Batobus, a water taxi service on the Seine, where you can hop on and hop off to all the big sights and museums. We never had to even ride the metro, but there is a close metro location to the apartment if you need it.
Overall, we had a good time in Paris. In cooler weather, I would give this apt a better rating for sure, but with such poor A/C and the summer heat during our stay, the experience really wasn’t great. The city was incredible, but we had hoped that the stay in such a lovely apartment would be a lot more enjoyable. Instead, it was something we dreaded coming back to each night.
The heat is not something anyone can control, of course, but the lack of sufficient temperature control must be addressed, to set proper expectations.