We spent 4 weeks in the apartment and we had a wonderful trip! The apartment was perfect for what we needed and the location was excellent. It is on the extreme edge of Le Marais but we found ourselves in the 10th arrondisement most of the time when we would go out looking for anything.
The apartment is Caroline’s personal home. This was not known to me when I booked and had I known I would have booked a different apartment. It’s my personal preference but it may not matter for other people. There are locked cabinets and doors and also some cabinets and doors that have locks that were left open with her personal belongings accessible to the renter.
Our arrival day was a mess. I made the mistake of assuming the info in Caroline’s text was the same as what AirBNB provided me. The code on the door was incorrect. The correct code was in her message. There is a complicated process to follow get the door key involving a lock box and a couple of trips up and down the stairs to get the main door key. Once we were inside with the door closed we discovered there was no handle on the door to open it from the inside. In our sleep deprived state we had left the key in the lock outside and allowed the door to close behind us. After a minor panic my daughter found the door handle in the bottom of a deep basket next to the door. Caroline stated that the last tenant broke it and she had not had time to fix it.
The apartment was mostly clean. Some of the shelves were very dusty and there were dirty dishes in the dishwasher. The notebook Caroline provided with all the details we would need directed us to the cleaning products we would need during our stay but every bottle was completely empty.
The second week we were there was very cold and rainy with a snowy day as well. I contacted Caroline because it was very cold in the apartment and she left specific instructions to not adjust the thermostat. We were already using all the available blankets. It seemed like the heat was not on. She assured me it was. After days of being cold in the unit I found the thermostat and ignored the note on it to not touch it. I opened the enclosure and discovered the heat was not turned on. The temperature stayed comfortable for the rest of our stay.
The apartment was fine for what we needed with the above issues. We did have a lovely stay.