In the future, this could be a 4 or 5 star Airbnb, but our stay had multiple issues that made it only a 2/5.
1st major issue - the glass shower wall was broken. Not newly broken, as there were no glass shards around. However, the host didn’t know that this had happened, didn’t fix it while we stayed for over a week, and their fix was to supply us with extra towels. The small shower space was then cut in half as we tried to close the shower walls as much as possible to avoid flooding the apartment.
2nd major issue - the washer and dryer were unavailable during our entire stay. If this had been communicated beforehand we could have worked around it better, but when we arrived the washroom was in the middle of a renovation. Only the washer was plugged in, there was exposed electrical wiring and socket, and no way to plug in the dryer. Contractors arrived halfway through our stay and worked on the area later, but the washer and dryer were left unplugged and pushed into a corner.
3rd major issue - we were locked out of the apartment one day with no explanation as to why. Luckily someone was able to let us in within 90 minutes of messaging the host. However, we were lucky that we had come back mid-day that specific day, and not 2am as we had been. The host’s quick response kept this from being a 1-star review, but it made us worry for the rest of the trip if we were going to come back to a locked apartment every time.
Pros:
- Great location in the 13th
- Very responsive host
- Charming small apartment perfect if you just want a place to shower and sleep, maybe cook a little
- New, larger table vs. the photos which was much better for sitting at
- Elevator, which helps when traveling and going to the 5th floor
- Now comes with two umbrellas we left there for future guests
Cons:
- We came at the tail end of a heatwave (32 C / 90 F), and the fan they had was broken
- No salt / pepper / oil for cooking, clothing detergent, or garbage bags - stuff that is usually provided when you rent an entire place.
- The hot water heater was set so low that you could not take longer than 10 minutes in the shower before all the hot water ran out, so taking 2 showers back-to-back was not an option
As you can see the cons are pretty small. If the three major issues hadn’t happened, this would have been 4/5. If the host improves the cons, this space would have been a strong 5/5.