This a very artful and super convenient location in very classy part of Paris near the park Luxembourg. I liked the neighborhood, the building. The space. The hot water and internet were all great. However, the only thing: I wish the owner or host would be more transparent about the fact when you checkin - there's nobody there. The host(s) are nice people via messenger and I do not mean them any disrespect but I write this for the benefit of the next airbnb guests - they are totally absentee hosts. Airbnb should require hosts to list this. I would not have booked a rental apartment in a foreign country without someone there during checkin. Fact the real host does not speak English and lives like 1000 miles away in Spain and travels frequently. The daughter does answer quickly but also lives in Spain and also travels a lot. The building is weird so it takes some extra explanation to understand what you are entering. Like 4 buildings inside 1 building facade. And the lock on the facade door facing the street is also weird and takes some extra explanation or someone there to show you. Took like 10 minutes just to get out because nobody tells you to hit a side buzzer to exit. And the lock on the apartment front door is super tricky and you can spend easily 10 - 15 minutes trying to figure that out too by yourself. It's terrifying if there is nobody there to show you. And it was terrifying because we were tired and it was late and could not open the front door until we finally figured out that you had to pull the sticky door towards you to free the latch to open. Again. Nobody there to show you is the problem. Just a lock box and a key and no instruction but a code. We had the daughter's What'sApp number but our SIM card was not working for France. Americans do not have easy cell phone access in Europe compared to Europeans in their
EU countries. Then the apartment is filled with art artifacts which look delicate and easy to bump into. Hanging Papier-mâché lobster I made sure I stayed clear of and didn't bump into. Apartment is smaller than it shows in the listing because it was shot with a wide angle lens. And there's a lot of rules like put your used linen on the table when leaving, empty your own trash in the building (which I am not sure if this a Euro thing but why am I paying a cleaning fee?), watch making a mess or we charge you extra to the point you don't even want to use the oven or microwave or stove and cannot even understand how the washing machine works. I ended up taking exit photos to show the condition I left it in. So it's not rent friendly. But it does look nice and is in a nice area if only you would feel more comfortable using it. Or at least feel comfortable getting in the door. Again, this type of rental when I'm paying so much money and end up doing all of this stressful work learning rules and how to get in makes me want to book a hotel next time I'm in Paris. At least a front desk clerk can open your hotel room. hahaha