Single mom traveling with my 22 year old niece and 8 year old daughter.
Pros:
**Spacious by Paris standards
**The location can not be beat, 2 blocks to the Bastille metro station and wonderful bakeries, restaurants and shops all within a few block radius. I would definitely stay in this neighborhood again.
**My 8 year old broke a large vase and I was horrified. However, Xavier could not have been more kind about it.
Cons:
**Make sure you are clear with Xavier about baggage drop off. We arrived at noon (Xavier indicated we could drop the bags as early as 11 and check in at 2) and were confused bc only a lockbox was available and we didn’t have a code. Even though we could hear someone in the unit, we sat outside knocking every few minutes until after about 30 minutes the door was finally opened by a horribly rude woman. During this time I attempted to contact Xavier but to no avail. After we dropped our bags, we left and when we returned at check in time, the lockbox was gone and the keys were available where the check in instructions indicated they would be.
**The bathroom has a lot of mold/mildew and the towels smelled very mildewed.
VERY IMPORTANT- all of the printed info in the unit is out of date including the door code to the building, only use the online info. My niece picked up the sheet and headed out not realizing that the code was wrong. Very nearly spent the night outside.
Overall value due to the space and location are good. If the issues with the bathroom were addressed, I would definitely stay there again. I will also say that when Xavier and I were able to connect after those first 2 days, he was lovely to deal with.