Magali’s apartment is located in a beautiful area of Paris, at walking distance from the Arc de Triomphe (2 min) and from the metro/RER station of Charles de Gaulle: this location allows to reach any part of the city with ease and in a short time (15 to 20 min maximum) and to reach other metro stations that connect with the RER or lead out of Paris. The apartment building itself is very elegant and is being renovated in its entirety. The borough is calm and feels very safe: there are a lot of restaurants and cafes nearby (very touristy, which affects menus and prices, but most of them have one or more redeeming qualities). Two supermarkets are also at 1 min walking distance from the apartment.
The apartment is not too big, but is exactly as described: its modern and well designed and we found the place very clean when we first checked-in. Check-in and checkout operations are extremely simple and stress free and a detailed guide is provided in any case. The apartment has high-speed Wi-Fi and any other amenity and household appliance that may be needed.
The host herself has always been very kind and responsive: communicating was easy and fast.
There is not much I would point out about the experience which I would describe as superb. There’s only to things I would point out: certainly minor, but not to be overlooked when it comes to customer satisfaction: when we first checked-in we found, to our surprise, that the building was undergoing a full renovation of its interiors with floors, staircases etc all covered up as workers had recently repainted the building. The odour from the pairing was pretty intense in beginning, but it faded within the next two days (or we either became accustomed to it). Plus, some metallic structures where placed right in front of the exit of the elevator shaft in front of our apartment, just a meter away from the apartment door: this was a bit frustrating as it made movements difficult, especially with luggages. We would have really appreciated being informed of the occurrence by the host: I reach out to the host later that day and she explained that works should have been over the week before, which made it clear that the host knew about that and might have just told us before we reached the apartment for transparency’s sake. The second (minor) remark concerns the sheets provided in the apartment during summertime: provided that the apartment is advertised as fit for four people and that there are two beds it would have been absolutely normal to provide two sets of light sheets (that is one for each bee). Unfortunately, only the master’s room was equipped with light sheets, whist the other bed only had a heavy duvet which - and I think that is perfectly understandable - is not ideal in a apartment located at the 5th floor in Paris during the summer: luckily the weather was pretty cool that week and we managed leaving our windows open at night and using the fan provided, but it we kept feeling hotter than we should have at night (and would have with a set of light sheets). I asked the host to please provide another set of sheets, but she unfortunately was out of Paris that week: I absolutely understand this, but I absolutely do not understand how it is even possibile to rent an apartment during the summer without a set of light sheets for each bed when the host knows exactly how many people (four) are visiting and how hot it can get during the summer.
In all honesty, these disturbances were minor and did not spoil our trip and we are extremely satisfied with our stay there: yet, this clearly caused some hanger in the beginning as we would all have appreciated more transparency where need and would have expected the apartment not to lack light sheets during a record-hot summer in Paris.
Still, I feel like recommending the apartment, which is beautiful and located in a marvellous borough: even for first time visitors of Paris like us it was easy to move around and the convenience of having restaurants, cafes and especially the metro at one or two minutes walking distance is absolutely a must.