I hate giving bad reviews, but this was a very disappointing experience. I have been lucky enough to stay in Paris many times, in many different AirBnBs, and this was the worst experience I have had and the only bad review I have written.
The one nice thing I have to say is that the owners were very nice when I contacted them with problems. However, almost everything else about this stay was not good.
The apartment:
•	It has most of the essential features that you require to live (sink, washer, microwave, coffee maker, etc.). The heat works well.
•	However, it has almost none of the non-essential features that might make staying here actually pleasant. For instance, there is only a tiny counter which must serve as a table for meals while also serving as a place to put your laptop (there is no functional table in the apartment). In addition, the bathroom does not have a single bar or hook to hang your towels or clothing; there were no garbage bags, or soap for the washer, or paper towels or napkins; there was no salt/pepper/oil or other very basic cooking staples; etc. etc. etc.). It is obvious in all the worst ways that the owners never actually live here at any point during the year.
•	The refrigerator is unstable, so if you put anything on the shelves of the refrigerator door, the whole thing topples forward.
•	The apartment was mostly clean, except that the couch cushions are covered in stains and dirt.
•	Most importantly, however are these two problems: (a) the shower is essentially useless for anyone taller than 5’ 9” or with waist larger than 25 inches, and (b) the internet access was completely unreliable. These are two very big problems that made this apartment virtually unusable.
Communication:
•	On the plus side, the owners were very accommodating about my arrival schedule.
•	And they were wonderful about responding promptly whenever I had a question. They were fast and courteous.
•	However, they took no initiative whatsoever in providing any information about anything. Everything I needed to know required me to send them a message asking. Before arriving, they did not send any directions to the apartment. (I repeatedly asked them for street directions to the apartment, which they never provided. I figured it out myself.) After I arrived, I had to ask about everything I needed to know (e.g., where to put the garbage) every time I thought of it. (To which they usually responded very promptly.)
•	In most AirBnBs where I have stayed, the owners provide a handbook or a document of some kind that is filled with essential information and/or helpful information (e.g., what are the nearest metro stations? How does the television work?). The owners did not provide any information at all unless I emailed them to ask about it. So mostly I had to try to figure everything out myself. It is sort of absurd, and rather annoying, to have to send an email for every little question. The owners need to be much more proactive about conveying necessary and/or helpful information.
Location:
•	The location is both convenient and inconvenient.
•	“Convenient” because within a 20-minute walk in any direction you will find all the major tourist destinations.
•	“Inconvenient” because this specific neighborhood where the apartment is located is neither a tourist destination nor charming. The immediate area is grimy and gritty (there are sex workers and their johns on all the nearby corners), and the streets are constantly loud with the sounds of trucks and motorcycles and people yelling (the bed is right next to the window).
•	And to make matters worse, there is also noise coming from inside the building. (It was not uncommon to hear children screaming in the hallways.) I have spent my entire adult life living in apartment buildings in big cities (I was raised in New York City), so I have a very high tolerance for noise, but this was relentless.
I had reserved and paid for one month in this apartment. I was so unhappy that after one week, I moved out to a new apartment. I had already paid, and was not entitled to a refund, and still I did not care. It was worth losing the money I had already spent to go somewhere else and pay for a 2nd apartment, if it meant that I could enjoy my time in Paris.