I only stayed in Lola’s AirBNB for a few days but I really enjoyed my time there. The view from both the bedroom and the living room were wonderful. I found the apartment itself very clean and cozy, and accurately represented in it’s listing. I really love the way it was decorated. I stayed as a solo-travel but could easily fit a couple and child as the couch doubles as a bed. The master-bed and pillows were comfortable and there’s plenty of storage in the bedroom for clothing, luggage, and other belongings. The kitchen had basic necessities - fridge (with a little freezer section), stove, microwave, stove top coffee maker. No oven though. The bathroom overall is small and doesn’t have a proper door. If privacy is important or you can’t manage cramped spaces this may not be the location for you. The shower, however, is a nice size.
The stairs in this building are probably the most challenging stairs I’ve come across in Paris. They are quite steep and many stairs are warped and uneven. If you have balance or ambulatory issues I don’t recommend it. If you bring a lot of luggage (or heavy luggage) with you I suggest making more than one trip bringing your items up or down. All that said, I think all the work is worth it once you get upstairs. Plus, via the climb you can burn off a lot of calories if you take advantage of the delicious French cuisine.
The apartment is located incredibly close to the metro 12 line which can take you just about anywhere in Paris you need to go, whether directly or through connecting lines. You’ll be right in between Pigalle and Montmartre. Each neighborhood has a lot of wonderful restaurants (such as Le Vrai Paris, a social media favorite, and Boullion Piggale), bars, patisseries, and boulangeries to choose from. Sacre Coeur is just around the bend as is the Montmartre Cemetery (hint - if you’re a cat lover like me you MUST visit this cemetery), and the Moulin Rouge. There are many smaller attractions around as well but the must see sites are only about a 15 minutes metro ride away. You really can’t go wrong staying here. I found it could be a bit noisy at night but if you keep the windows closed it blocks most of the goings on at night.
I was very grateful for the flexibility of the check-in time, and although I didn’t need to use it there was flexibility in the check-out time as well. I didn’t need to reach out to Lola or her co-host Lena but there was a situation with being left an extra set of keys and through that conversation I could tell that if I had needed to reach out to either host that they would be kind, personable, and helpful.
Long story short, I had a great stay and wouldn’t hesitate to rebook if given the chance. I highly recommend this AirBNB.