Per the pictures, the apartment is charmingly decorated. We were looking forward to something with character and local appeal however other issues made that impossible. We were aware of no air conditioning but, there wasn’t any air. The only source of ventilation was a small transom above or opening the door to the street, allowing passing pedestrians/vehicles to peer into the room. A small, non-oscillating fan did little. Temperatures in Paris were warm, not hot but the apartment was hot and stuffy. We initially thought this because it had been closed but conditions did not improve. It’s difficult to accept anyone staying there during Paris’s recent high temperatures wasn't miserable so question the validity of references whose stays were in sync with record summer heat. The apartment is not just first floor but street level. There is a rolling grate/steel shutters to crank down over the window at night which must be used as the street is flooded with light. It lessens air flow and is totally confining, the only egress through a large metal door into a small, dark hallway. Very unsafe. And we haven’t mentioned the many trucks rumbling by on the cobblestone street directly outside the glass window/storefront. An ambulance center is down the street creating traffic plus the road is used as a short-cut for large trucks.
Several things were misrepresented. There is a washer but no dryer in the building. There is a cook top but not a stove, only a microwave. Prior assurances from the host the apartment was spacious and open were misleading. We spent one night and were out ASAP the next day, after speaking with Airbnb and multiple attempts to contact the host. The fact she did not speak English was not a problem until there was a problem

We are an airline family/extensive world travelers and have stayed in multiple Airbnb’s; some have been great and others not. This was beyond not.