This apartment has so much potential! It is a solid basic apartment. No frills.
First the positives…the apartment is really quite a good size. As a family four, we never felt crowded. The location, though on the edge of Paris, was well connected by several lines within a ten minute walk. The bed was pretty comfortable. Great bakery downstairs! Rod is a very quick to get back to us anytime we contacted him.
A few things we would have liked: the apartment could have been cleaner. It looks as though cleaning between people is very quick and only a few essentials are cleaned. We found food lying around (not food that could be used by future guests) and the washing machine had clumps of hair in it, as well as the shower drain. The coffee machine was missing pieces so we were not able to use it. Rod told us that if we found a cheap one to buy it and he’d reimburse us, however this shouldn’t be the guests responsibilities. While we managed with our young children it’s not exactly kid friendly. The glass dining table was a little wobbly and a few other things like a shelf in the bathroom were loose. We brought both things up to Rod so hopefully they are fixed.
One additional thing that would be helpful to travelers from other countries, if you use larger bath towels bring your own. We learned from friends in Paris that usually people use smaller towels after the shower which there were plenty of in the apartment, but not larger bath towels.