Let me start off by saying that the location of this studio is amazing, you couldn’t ask for a more central place to stay in Paris. Gelato places and restaurants are everywhere!
We stayed for a month and got a good impression of the area and the studio.
The studio is small, but the two of us were fine space-wise. The current sofa bed however needs to be replaced with something better. We had two extremely restless nights on it before moving the mattress to the floor. This was still not good, and definitely made the amount of functional space smaller, but it had to be done. A month is a long time to sleep on the floor. If you had a shorter stay, it would still not be comfortable.
Something to keep in mind for the summer months, there is no A/C, and the windows open to an interior courtyard, so there is not much airflow. This also comes in to play when air drying your laundry.
Overall I would say that this is a great location to stay in, but judging from the guest book, this has been a vacation rental for about 10 years, and I feel that some things need to be “refreshed”.
For those with any type of mobility issues, the uneven, steep, and winding stairs will be an issue.
For anyone over 180lbs, the shower is going to be an extremely tight squeeze.
If you have asthma or any type of smoke allergies, I would skip this place as the other apartments all seemed to contain smokers, which means the inner courtyard fills with the smell of smoke, and in the summer months when you NEED the windows open, the studio also fills with the smell of smoke (and incense!).
It is a quiet location due to this inner courtyard, so you won’t hear traffic noises, even in the heart of the city.
We loved Paris, and for the most part loved the studio, and some of these things will seem picky, but I would have appreciated knowing some of these types of things when booking, so hopefully these are taken in that context. :) Elaheh was great to deal with and was always quick to respond if we had an issue.