Read this if you’re planning to rent this place! The 5th and 6th arrondissements are one of my favorite neighborhoods in Paris and this place is in a great location that’s on the edge of 5th and close to the 6th. It’s steps away from the Pantheon and some of my favorite shops and restaurants in Paris so the location really is its biggest perk.
However, this apartment is not well maintained. It has moldy wooden countertop in both the kitchen and the bathroom. The floor is moldy and part of it is soft. The appliances are moldy
(coffee machine and the washer) which I’ve to clean very thoroughly and running few empty cycles before I felt safe to use it. I didn’t even open the dishwasher as I’m scared so I just hand washed all my dishes for the 5 weeks that I was there. Almost all of the dishes provided are all cracked and chipped. There wasn’t even trash bag when we first got there but the host quickly send some once I asked for it. There are other area of the apartment that is neglected and not maintained too so I would say overall this place is not for the faint of heart!
Overall interaction with IntoParis was decent, they’re a property management company so it’s really depends on who you get. Out of the 3 people that we interacted with, 2 of them are super nice while one of them almost sour my whole experience with them.
So tips if you’re looking into this place:
1) be prepared to do your own cleaning as soon as you step into the apartment. And I mean deep cleaning.
2) check-out instruction provided within the apartment is inaccurate, so contact IntoParis 1 to 2 days ahead to arrange someone to come check you out
3) for the 5 weeks I was there, our place was never once cleaned or with our linens replaced like it says in the listing. So don’t expect that and just do your own laundry if you don’t mind it.
I wanted to give my experience a 2-stars but since I love the location so much, 3-stars is the final verdict and it’s all for the location.
Hope everyone searching will find a place they love in Paris. Have a great time visiting!