We arrived at the apartment five minutes late after being lost for an hour trying to find it which was our own fault. The young woman, not the owner, who met us was abrupt and obviously in a hurry to leave. We asked her if there were maps and she curtly said she didn't know where we wanted to go. She asked if we wanted a tour of the apartment, we responded affirmatively, and she pointed out the rooms without explaining how to use any of the appliances that were undoubtedly foreign to us. She told us we had to sign a contract that listed what was in the apartment, including the white paint! Later than night, we found a notebook on the table with all the rules. Talk about rules! It said we needed to clean all surfaces and press the linens before we left! We left the apartment spotless, but needless to say, we didn't launder the linens or press them.

The condition of the apartment is fine. The bathroom has been nicely renovated and it appears the kitchen also had been upgraded but we didn't use it. Our concern was that the furnishings were shabby. Sofa pillow were tiny and lumpy. Bed pillows were thin, the comforter crackled when you moved, extra bedding was worn and didn't appear clean. The bathroom shower was also not well cleaned. The only art work in this all-white domain was two old photos of nude babies. Ugh!

This apartment is old and small which is part of the charm of a Parisian apartment. However, there is no need for it to be furnished shoddily. No other Airbnb apartments are in this poor shape and we have always been greeted with warmth and accommodation elsewhere.

We had a strict appointment to meet the same person who "greeted" us, but we received a call from our son who was at the airport that lines were very long and we needed to leave sooner so we apologize that we could not meet as we checked out. We left both sets of keys.