Before anything, we enjoyed our stay at this Airbnb.
The most positive point about this place is that for a Paris appartment, it was pretty cozy in size.
The location for a family like us was also good since groceries (very small ones but still) were walking distance.
I decided to give this place a 3 star review for a couple reasons that I will explain but that dont necessarly apply to everyone (mostly applies to families traveling with young children).
The building was extremely noisy in early morning hours which was waking our kids up at 6am every morning. loads of constructions in the building. To give an exemple, one morning at 7am someone was painting the outside of the appartment door singing and talking with his co-worker…2m away from the master bedroom. And while this building was very noisy due to construction we had the downstairs neighbour coming at 3pm complaining that our kids were running inside the appartment…on a rainy day when they cant leave the house. So pretty much, everyone is allowed to make noise but not the airbnb tenants.
The access for a stroller is also impossible, the elevator is too small to fit a stroller so you have to bring it up the stairs. with kids, this is a hard mission everytime.
Now when it comes down to the inside of the appartment…
The beds are extremly uncomfortable. And when I say that, its after I have travelled around the world and can count these matress as in the top 3 worst matress Ive ever slept on. It was so bad we ended up sleeping on the sofa bed every night. Pillows were some of the cheapest you can get at the store, you’d have to sleep with 3 on top of each other for your head not to go through.
There is also no A/C (which happens a lot in Paris) but only had 2 tiny fans in 2/3 bedrooms so one bedroom was always hot.
Another very important point for me since my husband and I are entrepreneurs, is the wifi. If you need to work on your trip, this place isnt for you. You only get wifi in the living room. The second you leave the room you get nothing, which makes it also impossible to enjoy streaming something on your laptop in bed.
And finally, hot water.
well first of all there’s no bathtub so washing a young baby is hard in the shower. But the worst is that after washing both kids in the shower, the first parent taking a shower will have OK hot water for about 3mins and then nothing. Even after waiting 30mins-1h, second parent will get ice cold water.
Overall it was a good stay because we werent expecting a luxurious appartment from the beginning. But we were glad our stay wasnt any longer because we were really starting to get annoyed with the details mentionned above.