Valery's place is lovely, and we would definitely go back if given the opportunity.
Pros
- Very quiet even being in the front of the building (double windows)
- AC is truly central (not a wall unit) and worked amazingly well in the August heat
- Valery arranged for his cleaning lady to let us in the flat in the late afternoon/early evening
- WiFi is fast and reliable
- Partition between bedroom and living/common room is very solid and well-built to provide privacy from anyone sleeping on the pull-out
- Location is walking distance to the Louvre; not a short distance to the Metro but not terrible either (our 6 yo was fine but kids under 5 would be pushing it sans stroller)
Cons
- No toilet paper or hand soap; were told these were "amenities", contradicting AirBnB's basic host requirements
- Cleaning ladies showed up at 11:10am even though check-out was for 12pm
As stated previously, we would definitely return.