Note that you are not dealing with apartment owner but management company. The main benefits of the apartment was its location underneath the train station, one can take the metro and be anywhere in Paris in a matter of minutes. The other benefit is its size, we were a family of five (3 kids) and we had ample space to move around the apartment. The disadvantages are that the apartment needs an update, the glass covering the bathtub/shower is kind of loose and it might cause great harm to someone. The management company left a big bag with clean sheets and towels in the closet (we were not given instructions about this) for us to make our beds. In the supply bag weren't any trash bags, nor we were given instructions were can we dispose our trash. The fridge had a smell and it seem that it has not been cleaned in depth. The place has great potential and it is a great value.