The location is excellent. The rest of the experience was not great. Since check in was 5pm, we asked the host if we could drop off the luggage before checking in. Most hosts would accommodate our request but Harold refused. His reasoning was that the cleaning person can do their work and have the place properly cleaned. That wasn't the case. First entering the apartment, we notice the floor is dirty and felt sticky which is very unpleasant. Secondly, we found a dirty used sponge underneath a cushion on the sofa. The towel that is placed outside the shower is stained and unwashed. The shower towels that provided to us smell odd.
The apartment itself is also lacking essential items such as paper towels, shampoo (less than 1/4 bottle), Body wash (less than 1/4 bottle), there were only 3 rolls of small toilet paper and when we ask Harold if he could supply more he refuses. He says the toilet paper is provided upon arrival for comfort and it's up to us to purchase extras.
The apartment itself is dark. The apartment is right across from a Bar. Opening windows is very noisy during the night. There are no AC so we have no choice but leave the door opening during the nights. We understand the Marais is a busy neighborhood, but not expecting this type of noise at night.
Unfortunately, this whole experience made our trip to Paris very unpleasant. We will not choose Airbnb again when we visit Paris.