My teenage daughter and I stayed at Gabriel’s place for one week in March and greatly enjoyed this studio apartment.
First of all the location is beyond compare! It is in easy walking distance of the top musea and many main sites. As I had three days of a work-related meeting to attend, it was important to me that the location would allow for my daughter to easily and safely navigate the area by herself when I was not around. She did and enjoyed her museum visits, her strolls around Paris and visits to the local bistros.
The studio itself is sufficiently spacious for two and located on the inner courtyard of a beautiful historic building right on the Seine. It is smart in its design and use of space. It was quiet and we slept with the window open most nights. The ceilings are a bit low, especially under the shower, but it was all manageable. We felt that the apartment could do with a few more lamps and/or functioning lightbulbs (some were broken) as especially on rainy days it was quite dark. Also a blow dryer would have been super helpful too, as now we had to plan in advance when to wash our hair in order for it to have enough time to dry before heading out. Regretfully we only received one set of towels and as our host was out of town, we ended up purchasing another towel in the end, so we each had our own.
The communication with Gabriel was overall very easy and efficient, aside from some delay on hearing back on the entry instructions ahead of our departure, which in the end all came in in time and made for a smooth arrival. Gabriel even went out of his way, when I contacted him to inquire if we could book one extra day. Though he had no availability himself, as his apartment was already booked for that day, he very kindly offered to inquire with his neighbor if he had his space available, so we wouldn’t have to move too far with our luggage.
All in all, this studio is very good value for your money.
We would definitely want to stay at Gabriel’s place again on a future visit! Thank you for hosting us.