Wonderful time in the city of lights and a nice stay in an area pretty close to most things.
Area highlights:
Train station Le Chateu Chandon is only 3 min walking. Tons of nearby cafes and quaint restaurants. Supermarket is just a hop and skip away from your door and you are about 10-15 min walking away from the popular bars and lounges in the area, 20 min to arts district and 25 min to the Eiffel and other key attractions.
Area "lowlights":
A bit noisy during the day as there is a school nearby. Expect to hear screaming of children from outside play from around 10am until mid afternoon. Also, the apartment is on the ground level and is the first apartment near the door entrance/exit, so expect a level of door slamming from when people who enter and leave which is quite a few times a day. I live in the city so I am used to this and doesn't cause an issue for me but is good to know especially if that is a concern for you at night. You'll avoid this if you're out and about most of the time so you will be fine! Other than that, neighborhood and people in the building are pretty quiet. Last note, again since you are on the ground floor, getting natural light is near impossible. There are two windows, one in the bedroom which is not clear glass so no light gets through AT ALL, second window and really only window IMO is in the bathroom. I kept the bathroom door open always so that the apartment had some natural light. Also do note the bottom half of the window is frosted for privacy but the top half is not, Soooo yeah people in apartments above you can visibly see when in the shower. I didn't care but just a note to the next guest.
Apartment:
SMALL & COZY. Very intimate and well outfitted, stylish space space. It is perfect for 1 or 2 people max and no more than that! Super comfy nice sized bed. I slept well. Has the essentials like microwave, fridge, stovetop, automatic kettle, plates, cookware and utensils, iron, hair dryer. Note that there are no plugs for the appliances on the countertop area by sink and stove like you may be used to. The outlets are UNDERNEATH the TV. I asked about using the appliances as I was not aware of where the outlets were and also because an item was different than what I have in the US, and received an unpleasant response saying that it was "very, very,weird" that I asked and never provided a response to me so I never wanted to ask for anything else. So that was a major turnoff. Certain appliances may be standard in Europe and not in other places so that was a bit rude and closed minded. If you'd like less questions or don't want to be "bothered", I would suggest improving the short manual to include tips about the apartment like outlet locations, an appliance guide (I had to google how to use the stovetop) and other things like trash collection days, etc.
Do's on arrival:
Check the shower! When I arrived the shower was ice cold and the water backed up and clogged so badly after 2 min of being on that I couldn't take a proper shower if I wanted to. This was after an exhausting 12 hours of travel and arriving after midnight. Thankfully, when i communicated this issue it was handled with care and quickly resolved the next day. Do Check the table top before putting anything on it. I sat down like a zombie to eat a pizza on arrival and when i placed the super small pizza box on the table it collapsed on me. My ninja reflexes caught it so all good lol. Again, I communicated this and it was fixed the same day as the shower, so no biggie!
Do bring extra thick socks or slippers. There is no carpet or rugs on the floor so it gets really cold at night. Do bring a cushion/pillow/thick fluffy blanket for the wire chairs in the apartment. They are PAINFUL to sit in. There are these super thin faux fur throws on them but they literally do nothing to cushion the chair and is definitely for aesthetics only. I suppose from so much use they are just flat. I sat in the chair 20-30 max at a time or used the stools instead. I honestly couldn't enjoy them either as they were soiled in dirt/grime or something so I only used them when I turned them over to the non fur side. They needed cleaning.
Do also remember to check the wifi and download a vpn on the tv so you have access to TV in other languages.
Do also look into bringing a hotspot with you. The wifi went out on me twice while I stayed. All other times was fast and reliable but when it did go out it was a bugger...
Do remember to bring a travel plug converter! And overall, Do enjoy the space!
Don'ts:
DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT expect to take a shower for more than 5-6 min. You will regret it. The water turns ICE cold after this. Make sure you shower quickly. I got stuck with cold water on days I did not bring a timer in the bathroom with me and flew out with soap still on LOL. Shower is also small (very slender/narrow) but BEAUTIFUL so I let it slide on the days I was chased out by cold water haha.... Overall, Do not look for 5 star hotel service lol and you'll be fine.
Overall, here are my ratings for folks that skip through my review.
Apartment: 3/5
Location: 4/5
Service of hosts: 4/5 (but I was called weird for asking for help so that wasn't cool)
Paris: Priceless <3