This review comes from an American’s point of view and expectations.
The apartment is in a lovely area and the photos are accurate, however in France the “second floor” is what an American would consider the “third floor.” In France the ground floor is the zero floor, the next floor up is the “first floor” (what an American would consider the “second floor”) and so on. So, please keep that in mind when booking. I have mobility issues and can usually make it up one flight of stairs, which is what we thought we were booking, but I cannot make it up two flights of stairs. This made the trip very strenuous for the men we were traveling with who then had to carry me up and down the stairs everyday.
The bathroom situation was a bit frustrating as well. The toilet is in a closet style space off the living room, and while you can close the door it is NOT PRIVATE. Everyone in the livingroom can hear EVERYTHING that goes on in the bathroom, making it rather uncomfortable.
Also, there is only one shower which is connected to one of the bedrooms. The other bedroom has a soaking tub only. If someone is in the shower and then someone else tries to use the tub, the hot water will ONLY work to the tub. The person in the shower will now be taking an ice cold shower. This makes it very difficult for four adults to stay in this apartment and all be ready to go out at the same tome in the morning. We had to schedule showering and bathing so we could all be ready on time in the mornings, which did get a bit annoying.
Also, I felt like the quantity of towels provided for four adults to stay in the place for two weeks was not enough considering the dryer didn’t function.
The washer/dryer - while it did wash clothes - the drying function was broken. I tried multiple times over two days to get towels and other necessities to dry, I even watched a youtube video to make sure I was doing it right, and I was, but it just did not work. They did have a drying rack but it was so cold and damp in Paris when we were there that nothing we washed ever felt dry or warm once we washed it.
The TV didn’t work, and the very nice lady who helped us with check-in couldnt get it to work either.
The wifi was really slow and not very good either.
The doorknobs kept coming off the bedroom doors and we have a few times when people got stuck inside the bedroom when the door was shut but the knob on the outside had popped off. We were able to work as a team to get the knobs back on and the person out, but it was frustrating.
The apartment is lovely, and it is in a beautiful area with lots of great things in walking distance. But, as an American I feel like my expectations are probably different as to what I expect when I stay in an airbnb. So, thats why I’m rating it three stars. I think if you don’t have an issue with stairs and you are staying for a week or less then this might be a wonderful place for you to stay. But, if you have mobility issues or you are staying for longer than a week I might advise staying somewhere else.