This was a nice unit, very clean and had everything we needed for a 3 night stay. We enjoyed the location and the amenities. Lots of cafes and shops right down the street from the air bnb. The dishes, the table and stools, the big windows were all nice. They even had olive oil and salt in the cupboards for us to use! The heated towel rack was nice too! The bed is comfortable. It is a small apartment, but has everything you would need to be comfortable in paris for a few nights.
I know that I rely on reviews for knowing what I am actually getting into before booking an air bnb, so the things to know about this place is there is no view of the street from this apartment, but that does make it a quieter unit. Both a negative and a positive. It is on the second floor and both the living room and bedroom windows open to the tiny outdoor area where the table and chairs are.
We didn’t leave those windows open while we slept because the location of the windows would potentially be accessible to others. The listing said that there’s a portable AC unit, but it’s not installed and the tubing from the back is just laying on the floor. If you turn on an AC setting, the hot air that comes out of the back just filters right back into the room because the tubing is designed to be installed into a window and filtered outside. The AC unit is really more of a fan. We used the fan setting at night but we weren’t going to leave the windows open at night because someone could easily climb in through the window. I want to be clear that we did feel safe here sleeping at night with those windows closed. We were lucky that it wasn’t incredibly hot while we were there. I booked this air bnb because I looked up the temps of Paris beforehand and there were multiple days it was in the 90s.
The other issue we had was the accuracy of the photos when checking in. The final photo from the instructions didn’t show the proper door. There were 3 doors on the level that the apartment was on. The door pictured was the one on the opposite side, so we struggled with trying to open the wrong one for 20 minutes. Diane was incredibly responsive while we were struggling with this. I’m sure it was just a mistake with the pictures, but also very important to be corrected for future renters. Finally, we tried the one on the opposite side and it worked right away. These things can easily be fixed and then this will be a 5 star experience.
Diane is very polite and easy to deal with. We had to shorten our stay from 4 nights to 3 nights about 2 weeks before our arrival and she approved this change immediately, no questions asked. I believe the unit is fairly priced. We went in and out of the apartment multiple times during our stay to walk to tourist attractions and restaurants. There are tons of scooters and e-bikes to commute anywhere you want to go as well. I would stay here again!