Overall, this apartment is in a great location but was really disappointing, and ended up being a poor value. Let me start with the positives: 1. The location was very central and convenient - we were close to the Metro, good restaurants, a convenience store, a pharmacy, and a Starbucks. It was a perfect central Paris location. 2. The beds (other than the cleanliness of the pillowcases) were fine. 3. The washing machine worked well, and it was handy to be given detergent for use in it. No dryer in the apartment though, so we used the drying rack that was provided. 4. The towels were a good size and looked clean. Now the issues - in a nutshell, maintenance and cleanliness: 1. One of the toilets was leaking onto the floor and was smelly. The host offered to get it fixed the next day, but we didn't want someone entering the apartment in our absence with all our stuff there, so we just closed the door and made do without it. 2. One sink in the master bathroom drained so slowly that it was unusable. 3. The drain in the second bathroom shower would back up and flood the shower floor with water when the washing machine was being used, and also during showering. Fortunately it was not enough to spill water into the bathroom, but it was a significant problem for whoever was taking a shower at the time. 4. The soap holder in the shower of the main bathroom is broken, which causes one's soap to fall to the floor. 5. We tried to use the water kettle in the kitchen but it did not work. 6. The coffee mugs in the apartment were literally greasy from not being washed properly. 7. The pillow covers on most of the pillows in the main bedroom were dirty and stained. 8. The two-seater sofa and the carpet in the living area were both extremely dirty, and the dining table top was sticky. A couple more comments that aren't deal-breakers but still good to know: - The wooden floors in the apartment are in bad shape and really creaky, which makes it hard to walk around without waking others up (can be a problem if you have young kids). Not a big deal if that's not an issue, as I didn't hear anyone in the unit below us. - The elevator in the building is literally smaller than a phone booth. Max capacity is 2 people, or one person plus luggage. - One needs to get through two doors to get into the building, and then a third door to the apartment. The key to the second door to get into the building isn't reliable - sometimes it works on the first try, and other times we were left jiggling it around for five minutes. Not a huge deal once you're confident it will eventually work. - Communication and responsiveness before check-in were great. At check-in, the host was a...