The location is brilliant. Very close to the Eiffel Tower as well as good eating places and transport routes.
The check-in experience was good - Joseph, who met us at the apartment was friendly and it’s a very simple process to get in and out.
The apartment itself was small but for a short stay in Paris it’s fine. The apartment wasn’t overly clean - specifically the dishes in the kitchen had some food still on them and some damp in the bathroom. Also there was no shampoo so best to bring some of your own. Good AC unit and plenty of electrical outlets too.
My main area of disappointment came 24 hours before we were due to check in. Remi had messaged to tell us we could check in either at 1pm or 5.30pm which was different from what the air bnb listing said. While this was very inconvenient for us (due to having bus tour tickets booked) our flight was delayed so we arrived at 5.30pm anyway (we missed the bus tour). But just a word of warning incase anyone has made plans for their first day - the check in times aren’t as flexible as it states on the listing. The thing that really made myself and my partner quite upset was that Remi became very impatient with the speed at which I was replying to his messages - as I was working a 9-5 shift I was unable to respond to his messages immediately. I then came home from work to a message threatening to cancel our booking due to my slow speed of reply and he stated he could get someone to pay a better price at the last minute. After replying saying that of course I still want to keep the booking, he left me in suspense for another 10/15 minutes while he double checked that he could indeed facilitate a check in at all. As you can imagine this caused a lot of stress for my partner and me as we were facing the potential of being in an unfamiliar city with nowhere to stay. We considered booking another Airbnb or hotel but due to the expense of this we had to gamble and trust Remi.
I am aware that there are overwhelmingly positive reviews for Remi so it seems that thankfully nobody else has had this experience but I want to make people aware of this nonetheless. I have to say that I have used Airbnb for several years and this was the most unpleasant interaction I have had with a host.
In summary: Location - excellent! Condition of the apartment - acceptable. Check in experience with Joseph - very good and very friendly. Communication and friendliness of the host - underwhelming and adding a lot of unnecessary stress to the start of what should have been a pleasant travel experience. Based on this I would unfortunately not recommend this host/property to friends or family.