SLEEPING AREAS HAVE EXTREMELY LOW CEILINGS. LESS THAN SIX FEET IN ONE ROOM, LESS THAN FIVE IN THE OTHER. I WOULD NOT HAVE RENTED HAD THIS BEEN MADE CLEAR.
The location is good, on a quiet side street in the Marais. The building seems to have been built as a small shop, with big windows facing directly on the street. Lots of foot traffic in adjacent courtyard, doors opening and closing at all hours as if someone is coming into the apartment. Also a Friday evening cocktail party in the courtyard to which sadly we were not invited.
Narrow winding stairs (reminded me of the Tower of London) up to the cramped sleeping rooms, such that I did not want to haul my suitcase up there. Also the nice shower is on the ground floor, so I ended up dressing and undressing in the kitchen, the windows of which have sheer/no curtains. Free show for the neighbors! TVs are upstairs in the bedroom, rather than in the "living room." Bare concrete floors. Chairs on which we were advised not to sit because they had holes in the bottom. I could go on.
My daughter, 29, was traveling with me and thought the place had cool, quirky aspects. Kids. What can I say? Maybe very short millenials would enjoy this.
At checkin the rental agent waited patiently as I had advised the Eurostar was running late ( stayed in touch via Airbnb messaging). At the agreed upon checkout time, the agent did not show. I called twice, then after 15 minutes we had to leave or risk missing our flight.
I would not recommend and would not stay here again.