Location was amazing. The apartment was very clean and big. This place could have been 5 stars all the way across however the check in ruined our stay here’s why...
There is no lock box? Check in was supposed to be at 3pm but was a complete nightmare. We followed the directions and sent a message and also sent a text 30 minutes prior. We eventually got texts saying someone was on the way but had to call multiple times and got texts from various numbers eventually asking which apartment we rented.
We came in by train to Paris from Marseille so we knew what time we’d be arriving. We were coming in to Paris specifically so that we could visit the Catacombs of Paris before we left. We purchased advanced (non refundable) tickets which were 32 euros each x7 (224 euros) for the Catacombs last visit for 6:00pm. We did not make it because We waited on the curb of the apartment in the rain for several hours.
We weren’t able to access the apartment until after 5pm and there was no way we could get ready and make it on time. When the gentleman did arrive he was apologetic and kind and was unaware of all of our prior texts.
For tourists visiting who don’t speak the language this is a very stressful and chaotic situation which could have easily been avoided by developing an easier check in process.
7 people, Standing on a curb, in the cold Paris rain, with all of our luggage, for extended periods of time, with no communication from the host was very frightening. Luckily the gentleman from donut shop (which was delicious) felt sorry for us and gave us access to the building so we could sit on the stairs inside the building and wait.
Once we were finally in a contract, in French, that I was told to sign, although I had no clue what it said, was immediately put in my face before I could even get my jacket off.
This is such a beautiful apartment if only we were able to access it on time.
Although we didn’t make it to our set destination we did find plenty of places to eat and drink and we made the best of our night in Paris. The location was great giving us plenty of things to see and do that were in walking distance. We will definitely visit Paris again and we’d stay here again if they figure out a better method of checking people in on time and easier.