Charlotte's flat is very charmingly decorated and situated in a particularly lovely neighbourhood, close to all the attractions of the Latin Quarter, and an easy walk to the Seine and the Marais. I very much enjoyed my time exploring the neighbourhood.
I was surprised to discover that, unlike in the pictures, the sheets on the bed were made of paper, and I found that they were uncomfortable against my skin and tore when I tried to tuck them. I asked the manager if they could be changed to fabric sheets, but he explained that this was simply what was provided. Looking back at the listing, I saw that it mentioned disposable sheets, but as this is something I have never encountered anywhere before, it would never have occurred to me to check this sort of thing – I saw pictures of normal sheets and assumed that was what I would find. To my mind, the sheets provided were not suitable to a long stay like mine and detracted from my comfort and enjoyment staying here. I can't fault the listing (although the photos should probably be updated to reflect reality), but this is the sort of thing I wished I'd noticed before booking, so I'm mentioning this here in case that's something a future guest would like to be aware of.
The other thing that made my stay a bit uncomfortable was that the water temperature in the shower could not be adjusted and was almost unbearably hot. I also asked the manager about this, to make sure I wasn't missing a way to adjust the temperature and he said that this was preset and couldn't be changed. While I was there, the hot water system also stopped working, so a plumber had to come by to check it and he looked at the shower too and told me that the temperature should have been adjustable and that the problem was that a tap had broken off. If this problem (and the issue with the hot water system were fixed – the plumber said this probably needed a new part, and his fix was only temporary), then this would greatly improve the property.
There is room for improvement here, but also a lot of potential if these points were addressed in the future. For such a charming place in a beautiful old building in a historic neighbourhood, there is every reason to put in the effort to improve on these aspects to make this a more comfortable and enjoyable place to stay.