Our stay at Anne’s place greatly exceeded our expectations. First off, the place was even cuter than in the photos: we loved the creaky hardwood, French-Esque bedding and decor, and majesty palms. They greeted us with a full tour of the place, including some local tips for food and amenities — and they topped it off with flowers, chocolates, a stocked fridge, and a gift for our baby girl, which was completely unexpected and very adorable! Finally, they helped us call a taxi to get to the train on our way out of town and even helped us with our bags.
Some quick kid info:
- This apartment is one floor up. There is a wide spiral staircase and a tiny lift (though it was too small for our uppababy minu). The staircase is easy to use but we still found it easier to carry our girl and the collapsed stroller
- despite our poor jet-lagged daughter screaming her face off several nights, no cops were called, so the neighbors are seemingly copacetic with the noise
- they provided a crib, bedding, and even clean toys for our little girl — amazing!
- the freezer does not keep items frozen, so don’t travel with frozen breastmilk to this place
- my wife is a clean freak, her eyes ceaselessly scanning for errant hairs and dust bunnies, and even she described this place as extremely clean.
Amenities:
- it is very close to a metro station
- there is a pharmacy, grocery store, and organic store all close by
- there is an excellent patisserie, charcuterie shop, cheese shop, wine shop, and farmers market all nestled together about 50 paces away. Loved the croissants, palmiers, cheeses and pâtés!
Our hosts went above and beyond our expectations for hospitality. Incroyable!
The only “weaknesses” are the mini fridge that didn’t seem to keep things terribly cold and the lack of sharp knives. These are extremely minor, however, and we wouldn’t want this to deter anyone’s stay — and to be honest, only one Airbnb in my entire life had good knives.
Between the charm, beauty, and hospitality of our stay, this is the best Airbnb we’ve ever stayed in (and we’ve stayed in at least 20).