The apartment was cute, and in a great location. The kitchen is very well appointed, with anything you would need to prepare a meal. The bed was super comfortable and the living area was warm and welcoming. The host is good with communication.
If it weren't for one thing, this would be a five-star review. However, the interior of the building is undergoing construction, which was not disclosed in the listing. In order to reach the apartment from the street you have to walk past scaffolding, plastic and plywood on the ground and construction debris. While the construction is outside of the apartment itself, for our once-in-a-lifetime trip to Paris I would not have chosen an apartment building in this condition. More importantly, the construction workers arrived at 9 am on our first morning there and began yelling to communicate with each other, so don't plan on sleeping in. Finally, the apartment is on the 5th floor, but with an elevator. Of our three days in the apartment, the elevator was not working for two of them, including the morning we checked out with our bags and had to walk down the narrow, circular staircase with our luggage.