WARNING- For the first time in my Airbnb history, I have had to think long and hard about writing this review due to the hosts conduct proceeding our checkout.
The Positive- We very much enjoyed our stay, the views were amazing and a once in a lifetime type of experience. Although other reviews have stated it was small, I would certainly say that it was reasonable and comparable to alternatives in Paris. The price is really based upon the view and location. We felt very lucky to be staying so close. The host was great at communicating and allowed us to leave our baggage early which was greatly appreciated. We did not meet either of the hosts, however, they responded to any concerns we had via messages.
The Negative- On the first-night concerns were raised with the host about the cleanliness of the place, the kitchen benchtop and splashback was not cleaned, the room contained 2-3 pairs of worn slippers and the fridge contained expired goods and a large range of opened goods including (half a bottle of wine) (images sent). I raised this with the host and she apologised and acted upon it and noted that she had not inspected the place after the 'cleaning' and before our check-in. However, after checkout did later deny that anything was expired and also stated that it was perfectly normal to have left half a bottle of open wine. Of all Airbnbs stays, I have never seen so much used food products in a stay. I do not think this is reasonable for the price that is being paid, and also would highly doubt any guest would use some of the ingredients left. Certainly unopened or slightly used basics are appreciated but a supermarket maybe not.
The Ugly- Following on from the above, everything appeared fine and we checked out on schedule leaving the place in a neat and very reasonable condition (comparable to our feedback on previous stays). Not long after we received a message from the host ACCUSING both my partner and myself of DAMAGING a door, a table, leaving slippers (not ours), leaving a sock (never had any further information on this) and having used a towel on the grass (which we accepted and had used for a picnic) and putting water on her instruction sheet (did not do- but was a single piece of paper - pathetic and childish accusation). These accusations came over two days and at times changed, all of which were not backed by anything other than to say you did it. No questions asked about if we had noticed anything. Went straight to saying it was us and only us. I immediately phoned Airbnb and reported this behavior and spoke to them over the course of a few days. The matter was resolved and the truth prevailed and no fault attributed to us. It did, however, cause us a great deal of stress and concern, and the hosts' behavior and conduct were ridiculous and disgraceful and very much unexpected.
I have since read further negative reviews on this page, and have noted a similar tone in the host's responses to her receiving constructive and negative feedback. There appears to be no such thing as taking it onboard and improving her product. As such I expect a response which totally denies such behavior and paints us in a negative picture. Nevertheless, I will not be responding and felt that the truth should be told. I would like to finish by saying that it is very much an amazing place to stay however be warned if you do provide any feedback that is not positive, you might be in for a difficult ride post checkout. I would not stay here again based on that and do not see the host as trustworthy and certainly, her inability to accept criticism was beyond me. Not to mention her confidence in lying and making false accusations.