Cute but not for everyone. Anne was very responsive and helpful and the view was pretty, but it did take a little to figure things out. The instructions were almost matching with pictures but there were a few little things that were confusing. For example, I know in Paris they don’t count the first floor as 1. I counted to six without counting the main floor/ entrance level and it was not the right floor. There were actually pencil writings on part of the window frames that said 5 and 6 on the two different levels and the one that had 6 was not the right level same as what I counted. I still had to go up one more level which is either the 7th floor (if I’m right in assuming the French way) or the 8th floor had I counted the main/entrance floor. In the listing it said the facilities were private but I didn’t even know which one was for me as there were two different toilets at different areas of the halls and one was “locked” with a metal wire. Having the bathroom and shower on different landings as stated in the description wouldn’t have been too much of an issue but it’s a bit of a problem getting to either if you want to use them at night. I understand they’re preserving energy but it was also very dangerous to go up so many flights of stairs with heavy luggage in the dark. The listing also said that check in was 3pm but then I got the email about not being able until 4pm which made me worry about my original plans. It worked out because my arrival was delayed but I think for some people it could provide a bit of trouble. Picking up the keys at a different location wasn’t too hard but I had small luggage and I knew to use an app called City Mapper because someone in my previous travels told me about it. If you don’t know this you might struggle especially if you haven’t purchased train/bus tickets.
If you’re traveling light, for a quick trip, and in the day this may be for you. If you’re in Paris for the first time, don’t speak the language, have a later in the day arrival time or have big luggage this won’t be for you.