The apartment is fairly similar to what you see in the pictures, it is also well located and you'll have everything you need for your stay.
Cecile was kind enough to allowed us to check in early and usually responded on a timely manner. She also helped us find 2 lost packages that we have received via mail and helped arrange a cleaner mid-stay. Thank you Cecile!
If you are a picky traveler:
- There is a lot of noise from the apartment above (old wooden floors + kids running especially in the morning) and the toilet is far away from the rooms, but I must say you will experience this in many Parisian old buildings (especially in Le Marais).
- Internet doesn't work in the main room and is slower than other places I have stayed in Paris, so watch out if you really need fast speed internet.
- The towels are in bad shape (stiff, crusty), one side of the mattress in the main bedroom is pretty worn out to a point of slight back aches and a couple of lights didn't work (fridge and kitchen) but we honestly never complained about this to the host, so not sure if she would be open to fix them for your stay.
The only other watch out is that we received an electricity charge of 170 USD (one month stay) after check out which was very weird for us because we never have paid for any additional charges before in Airbnb and it never mentioned anything related to this in the description nor the house manual but we refused the charge and the host agreed to withdraw it. Make sure you are clear and aligned with the host about this before booking just in case!