We had a great time staying at this lovely flat in Montmartre. We were there for a week and found it a nice base for our visit to Paris.
**Positives**
- It's stylish and comfortable, and has many things that you need for a trip. I particularly appreciated being able to iron my clothes, which is not a given for a lot of places. My partner really enjoyed having the loft bed to sleep in. We were also able to watch something on the TV to unwind after a busy time exploring the city.
- Marie was very helpful and responsive. We had an issue with lock at one point (the door self-locks), and she answered very quickly, so we were able to get back in without having to wait for hours.
- As a ground floor flat, it was easy to access. Check-in was very easy.
- The location is great for visiting Montmartre, with the Sacré-Coeur and nice restaurants nearby. It nice walking around that part of the area nearby, and one of the best meals I had all trip was at a brunch place up the hill called The Hardware Société.
- There are a few different metro lines nearby to visit other parts of the city.
**Drawbacks**
There were a couple of drawbacks, but not enough to make me mark the rating down.
- Sound and light travel across the entire flat, due to how the spaces are separated. There are some curtains in place to handle some of the light, but there is nowhere that is truly isolated. As such, though there are a few beds, it's probably best to visit with people you don't mind being in close quarters with. It's certainly better than sharing a hotel room with someone when it comes to those issues, but the spaces are less isolated than other Airbnb properties I've stayed in.
- There are only windows at the front of the property, and they are frosted, so there isn't a view of the outside anywhere and natural light is also limited. My partner liked this, but I did miss it having normal windows at times.
- You can definitely hear noise from the street, but it isn't a terribly noisy street.
- Montmartre has a lot to offer, but it does have a couple of drawbacks. The first is that it's surrounded by areas that are a bit sketchier. The second is that it's not as central as other places a visitor to Paris may stay, so we did have to take the metro to get elsewhere (especially given the first issue). As mentioned, the flat is very close to transportation links, however, so we never struggled to get where we needed to be that way (our main concern with taking the metro so much was COVID). Nevertheless, we already have a list of places to go in Montmartre the next time we're in Paris!