Overall, my stay at Pauline's place was nice. The Flat is well-located, very aesthetically pretty (classic Parisian Flat) with friendly housemates. **However** there are a few things I'd like to note that I would've really wanted to know before I booked, so I will share them here.
*This is a 4-bedroom Flat, and all the housemates rent rooms to other Airbnb-ers, so there may be lots of guests cycling in and out of the rooms. Which brings me to my next point:
*This room receives a lot of noise. The walls are paper-thin and you can literally hear every single thing-every creak, every footstep, every cough that happens outside of your door. That is amplified by the fact that the room is positioned right next to the toilet, bathroom, and another bedroom with very little space in between. Whoever occupies that bedroom next door during your stay will determine your level of peace and quiet. For me, there were some moments where I couldn't think or sleep as easily as I would have liked. Ear plugs will help.
*You will need to live out of your suitcase, because despite how beautiful the room is (and it really is very pretty) there was no space for me to hang up my nice clothes or keep them folded inside a drawer. All of the tenant's belongings are stuffed inside the closet and dresser spaces.
*Cleanliness could have been improved upon for room and bathroom, but overall the Flat is tidy, meaning it superficially looks pretty and is well-kempt, but needs to be scrubbed/vacuumed.
(For the last two points, I am not the only one who feels this way-other Airbnb-ers who were staying there during my stay said the same thing.)
*Check-out could have been better. Less than 24 hours into my 3-night stay, I was asked what time I was checking out, and then further asked if I could remove my luggage hours before the official checkout time that was on the webpage, all so that a new couple could check in early. I was also asked to remove all of my bedsheets and place new one's on the bed for this couple. I really didn't appreciate that.
Pauline and her housemates are kind and helpful....but in regards to the way the Airbnb is actually operated, it felt more like a friend handing over the keys to their room in a sort of last-minute way, rather than a proper space that is created for an out-of-town guest.
Still grateful that I stayed here, but I felt the reviews here were not as thorough as I would've liked, so I wanted to add my own.