We booked this place for a 2 week vacation in Paris. It had marking of a nice rental (the Good: spacious, fantastic location) but it fell terribly short.
The host didn't respond to my initial emails for over a week, so I ended up getting in touch with AirBnB. After she found out, the host went ballistic. She and her husband sent me multiple threatening messages and disputed every single issue. It was an awfully unprofessional way to handle these glaring issues. She never apologized and never acknowledged any of these issues.
The Bad and the Ugly:
1. The toilet in the apartment is barely useable. It wouldn't flush well and it would take an hour to refill. An HOUR! I am not exaggerating here. We ended up using a kitchen pot to flush it on a regular basis.
BEWARE: the host said the toilet cannot be fixed, so all the future renters will have this issue to deal with.
2. The host told us at check in that the oven cannot be used. (NOTE: listed as an amenity.)
3. Laundry/washer was not available (NOTE: listed as an amenity.) This was a must for us for a longer stay as we are a family with kids. We ended up wasting an afternoon doing laundry in a local laundromat.
4. Not enough chairs for 6 people in the kitchen (only 5). Someone always had to stand while eating.
5. No frying pan in the kitchen. No blanket of any sort in one of the bedrooms.