First, I want to say that we have been renting apartments through Air B&B and VRBO for years. We have had enough experience and can compare this apartment to others we rented before (including one in Paris)
One big plus of this apartment is that it is close to two different train/metro stations so it was easy to get anywhere by train. There are two supermarkets within 3-5 min. walk.
The apartment is very quiet at night. There was no noise at all (one of the reasons we chose it, another was no stairs for entry).
That is where advantages stop.
The apartment is very small. The kitchen/dining area is jam-packed with a high table, 4 high bar chairs around it, a coffee table and a small sofa bed. All of it in a 3m x 4m room (approximately).
The bedroom is small, and has no windows.
There were ants on the kitchen counter and inside the cabinets. No microwave.
The shower did not drain well. I contacted the owner and he sent a repair person. It improved a little but a day later the shower stopped draining again. Again, the owner sent a plumber and it worked a little better for one evening, then it stopped draining.
There is no air conditioner. It got (unexpectedly) warm the week we came and, in order to get some ventilation, we were forced to keep the window open at night. Not only it seemed unsafe (the apt. is on ground floor) but we got mosquitoes too.
There were quite a few night ladies on the street, and a friend (who lives in Paris) told me to be aware of pick pocketing.