We were unsure about using an AirBnB when traveling abroad because the stakes seem much higher, but our concern was for naught. Our taxi dropped us off at the entrance and from there everything went smoothly. It was great homebase as my wife, daughter (11), and I explored Paris for 5 days. Everything we needed was there including coffee for the coffee maker, wifi, and loved having a washer/dryer (it is a combo unit so you will need to hang dry also). ***A small note on streaming services: Keep in mind that not everything such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, etc. work like they do in the states and many titles, or shows you are used to are not available in the EU because of licensing deals and rights issues so plan accordingly*** It is a studio so while it was no big deal for us (married 18 years and not-quite-a-teenage daughter) for some who need a little more breathing room or need some quiet alone time this may not be the place. Of course if you need quiet time it might be the perfect excuse for stepping out to any of the many bistros and wine bars that surround the apartment. The building was quiet and secure, you pass through the locked outer door into a courtyard and then through another locked door to the apartment building and then finally through the locked apt. door.
The location was great, just a couple of blocks from the metro, and walkable to many sites including Centre Pompidou, Notre Dame, and Place des Voges. The immediate neighborhood was very cool, and Thursday night Rue St. Denis was alive with folks spilling out of the restaurants and bars enjoying the almost-warm weather of a coming spring.
Some places to check out in the surrounding blocks:
Passage du Grand Cerf : One of the best passages in Paris. Great shops and a very cool walk.
Chicchetti: Great little wine bar with an amazing charcuterie plate
Glace Bachir: Lebanese ice cream near the Centre Pompidou. If they have the special with the ground pistachio topping get it!
Le Compas: A quintessential french bistro, the waiters never stopped moving and watching them flow back and forth through the crowded but not packed restaurant was like watching a flock of chimney swifts as the furiously fly into a chimney at night.
We would definitely stay here again and would probably spend more time exploring the neighborhood shops, bars, and restaurants.
PS:
My daughter loved the loft bed and she thought the bathrooms nice and well put together, oh and it had a hair dryer.