This stay made me think a lot about how Airbnb should evolve.
Overall, when it comes to performance over cost, the apartment was not bad.
Good location and lower price than those of a kind in Paris, which was the reason I chose to stay here.
It seemed they were working hard to be efficient in the cost, for example, introducing auto check in and auto messaging.
However, every choice has its own trade off.
While this apartment provides fairly good performance over cost, I reckon it is good for the guests who's considering this apartment to know before they make a choice what should be the inconveniences they might go thru.
1. Maintenance is very basic.
For example, you would not see any supplemental toilet paper or kitchen paper either.
No supply of basic foods.
Making up the room is very rough.
The bathroom has a window which is transparent.
However, if you are content with the apartment itself, it may not be a big thing.
2. check in is a little bit arduous
You need to register yourself and the other guest on the site they nominated on your own.
Key pick up place is not that far but it's not next door nor within the sight either.
Considering that when checking in, guests are usually very tired with heavy luggage and they don't know much about the neighborhood, it is quite tough to search the place under such circumstances.
So, here's tip.
You should go the key pick up first. Don't go to the apartment directly without picking up the keys.
It will save a lot of time and effort.
3. Strict check in and check out policy
Although in my case they allowed me one hour late checkout, they don't seem to be generous about early check in or late check out.
They don't keep luggage before check in or after check out.
So be prepared for it.
4. last but not the least
Guests may encounter hustle and bustle of a group of young people in the upper floor.
Paris attracts a lot of young people who is willing to enjoy the time overnight.
It totally depends on probability whether such young people should stay in the upper floor or not.
During my stay, I encountered such cases for the half of my days staying.
I don't think it is the fault of the host.
But, in my opinion, there are some characteristics of the apartment that seemed to attract party players more.
From the lower floor to the higher, it seemed all the apartments in the building are rented for short term rent.(I am not 100% sure)
There don't seem to be any long term residents complaining about the noises they are making.
Also, it seems party people prefer auto check in because it feels easier for them to invite their friends to the place.