I chose Laurent and Lisa's one bedroom apartment in the Faubourg Montmartre area (9th arrondissement) for a two-week stay in Paris. The apartment has a great location, very near to a Métro station. There are many restaurants and cafés right outside your doorstep, with shopping, museums and other sites of interest within walking distance. The check-in procedure was very quick and convenient, and the apartment is quaint, nicely decorated and well equipped with all of the essentials for a comfortable stay. Air conditioning was a major bonus during the summer heat wave. Communication with the hosts was excellent, always responding same-day, if not within the hour. Upon arrival, I informed them of a broken mirrored closet door and paint-chipped door frame, which were repaired the very next business day.
It's nice that the apartment also has a clothes washer and dryer in the common area, however it proved too time consuming to use and I could not get the dryer to heat up. Fortunately, there is a laundromat conveniently located two streets over. Also, it is true that there is quite a bit of street noise at night during the summertime, but it was tolerable and I believe a fair tradeoff for having restaurants and cafés at your doorstep. The apartment, while cozy and comfortable, was not entirely clean. Some of the utensils needed to be washed before using, there was a stain on the bedroom blanket, and the floors, while clearly vacuumed, could have used a good mopping. Also, while I always felt completely safe in the apartment, the main door to the building did not lock and the light in the entry floor hallway was out for most of the stay. Construction noise in the upper floors of the building began during the last few days of my stay, and based on observation it appeared to be remodeling work that would continue for the remainder of the summer. All in all, I am happy with my stay in the apartment, and there are just a few items to be addressed (cleanliness, construction noise, entrance safety) to bring the value of the rental in line with its daily rate.