I’m not a high maintenance person, but this place and experience was equivalent to a 1-2 star hotel.
Let’s start with the good: location is super close to the hub of the Quartier Latin, Place de la Contrescarpe.
Now the bad:
- it’s on a street without vehicle access, which can be cute and quant, but is also terrible if you have lots of luggage
- check in was terrible. The host had promised early check in before we booked, which was the main reason we booked this particular place. The day before, her “friend”, likely some check in service she uses, messaged to arrange check in and refused to accommodate us. Even after we agreed on a time, we arrived at that time and there was nobody there; we waited outside the apartment with a toddler for an hour for someone (cleaning person) to let us in.
- this place is small! Wow. Tightest spiral stairs from living room to the bedroom. I’m in my 30’s and fit, and I could barely make it up the stairs for fear of slipping and falling. We couldn’t get our bags upstairs, left them in the living room.
- sheets were too small for the bed and terrible quality, so my legs stuck out from the bottom (and I’m only 5-8)
- no toilet paper!
Overall, inconvenient, uncomfortable, poorly appointed and poorly run. Felt more like a hostel, wouldn’t pay more than $50/night