First the good points. The apartment is in the prestigious shopping district right next to Place de Concorde and very close to the Metro. It’s very newly renovated with a stylish interior design. It’s light, clean and spacious.
However although the ad accurately says it’s on the 2nd floor without a lift it doesn’t convey that you have to negotiate over 50 narrow winding steps through a rabbit warren of corridors. If you’ve heavy cases it’s exhausting. There’s also no legal parking near the apartment to load and unload.
The hot water ran out after one short shower even on an 80 degree setting. The bedroom mattress was rock hard. If you’re a side sleeper there is no give in it at all. One of us couldn’t sleep on it and had to resort to sleeping on the sofa chairs. One of the dining room chairs completely fell apart when one of us sat on it which was lucky not to cause serious injury. There were also some other minor problems. Definitely not what you expect for the price.