The neighborhood is the best in Paris. An idyllic little island of crêperies, shops, galleries. Great location for sightseeing and travel via the metro. But, that'a about the only positive of our experience.

The place itself was a bit cramped –best for one person, ok for two (but maybe just for a day or two). It gives out onto a little patio were other building residents leave their garbage, and the blinds are see-through so there's no privacy (and you have to get changed in the tiny bathroom if you care about not being seen by people).

We also had some trouble getting into the place our first night. The host saw us waiting outside the building with our luggage trying to call someone (her!) and walked in right by us, without asking if we were us (I mean, a couple with luggage waiting outside your building where you're meeting a couple for an airbnb reservation and you don't say anything?) And, after 30 plus minutes of waiting and trying to get a hold of her, she exists the building and I ask her (in my horrid French -working on that) if she knows our host. And, quelle suprise.... she is our host!!! (Sidenote: despite the listing to the contrary, she says she doesn't speak English.) And then she acts like it's a good thing we stopped her because she was going to leave and not come back?!?!?! We had just flown from Italy so at this point we were just thankful to have a place to sleep (but the stay did not improve from this...).

I assume that she ignored us because she had to get the place ready for us, since it appears no one actually lives there....

I am confident that there are much better places and bargains to be had at other Paris airbnb listings. We wouldn't stay here again.