Pros: The location of this Airbnb is AMAZING for getting around Paris. You are steps from the metro and everything is very walkable & accessible using the Metro! This is what truly makes this place amazing. The amenities are basic but all you need if you plan to be out all day/ eating outside the unit. The airbnb was also well decorated!
Cons: We did see a number of small ants in the bathroom (looked into this, and these tiny aunts are common in old buildings in Paris- harmless, but still kind of off putting..).
We also had a bad experience with Check-In (no self check-in for this Airbnb). We were asked to provide the host with a check-in time, which we did, telling him we would arrive between 3:30PM-4:00PM- he told us that was perfect, and he would meet us at that time, and just to send a message when we arrived. We arrived at 3:56PM and sent a message to the host as instructed; only to be told we would have wait on the street (in the rain) for OVER 1 hour until he got there to let us in. In my opinion, this is not appropriate (this ate into our limited vacation time visiting Paris) and puts guests in a vulnerable situation having to wait on a city street with their luggage. We ended up waiting 1 hour and 10 minutes before the host arrived...Again, this could be easily solved with a self check-in method, which I would encourage the host to invest in.
One other note, there is NO lighting in the building halls & main stairway (this is more of a building code issue, rather than host issue) but it feels quite unsafe to walk up and down the stairs because there is no light. There is an elevator available though, which does have lighting.