The good: Dd was very responsive at all points in the process. The location of this room is amazing. You can hear the bells of Notre Dame inside and the cathedral is about a 2 minute walk. Equally close is the RER B stop which goes to Charles de Gaulle—very handy for connecting to the airport. Many other great sites are nearby, like the Luxembourg Gardens, the Cluny Museum, the church of St. Severin, and the Pantheon. The room is charmingly decorated. There was enough space to put clothes and plenty of outlets to charge devices.

The average: The room is small. I mean very small. This is really suited best for a solo traveler. A couple would have to split up to sleep. Two individuals may find this a tight fit. There is a bit of a lack of privacy, too, as the two large windows simply have translucent covers. If you have the light on at night, anyone can see right into the apartment. This wouldn't be a big deal, except the building's trash can is located directly outside your door, so people are walking by all night long.

The bad: The room is heated only through space heaters. Aside from being mildly dangerous, it can get a bit chilly at night if you visit in colder months. The room doesn't really have any ventilation unless you open the windows. The result is that the room smells heavily of mold and mildew. I got a sore throat and head cold after the first night. Lastly, the apartment doesn't have its own WiFi. You are trying to catch the WiFi from Dd's apartment across the courtyard. The WiFi went out constantly. We had WiFi approximately 10% of the time we were in the apartment. I realized that I could have contacted Dd over and over again about this, but it wasn't worth it. I have T-Mobile (free data outside the US!) and that worked well so I could stay in touch.