This was my first Airbnb rental, and I had a great experience. I am glad I chose to stay at Casper's place, and I would stay there again, if I happened to be in Paris and the place was free. First of all, all the reviews that say Casper is incredibly helpful and prompt to respond to your queries are true. Every time I emailed Casper with a question/concern, he emailed back within a few hours time (max) if not minutes. He lives next door to the building you're staying in, so kit is easy to reach him when you are in Paris as well.

The place itself is very lovely. It is definitely a good-sized Parisian apartment, and is much more space than you would get if you were to book a hotel for about a quarter of the price! The other great thing, for me (and you, if you have kids), is that the space can be made very kid-friendly. My son was delighted to play with the numerous toys Casper left for him.

It's not in a touristy neighborhood, but for me, that was a plus. I wanted to spend time around actual Parisians and not just be around other tourists all day. However, it's pretty centrally located, and it's easy take a bus/trains/taxi...even walk to some of the big sights.

To address some of the negative feedback that had me worried in other reviews: (1) you CAN hear the neighbors moving around, but I didn't find them to be overly noisy, and generally all was quite after 9PM. (Incidentally, all the people we bumped into in the building were extremely friendly to us.) And (2), if you are used to taking long hot showers at home, you will not be doing that here. The water does get very hot, if you want it to, so don't worry about that. However, it doesn't last very long. I didn't actually time it, but I would say you get maybe a 10 minute hot shower max. I learned the hard way the first night when the water got cold when I was covered in soap/conditioner. Eek! Whatever, though. I learned my lesson, and was quicker with my routine the rest of the week. In my opinion, it's not a deal breaker at all.

In short, Casper's place is awesome, and I would highly recommend staying there.