DO NOT STAY HERE.
We were excited to find a flat in the center of Paris near the Hotel de Ville that actually had air conditioning. We booked it immediately. And it had two bedrooms that we were looking for since we were traveling with children. The flat was not at all what was advertised.
First and foremost, the flat DOES NOT have airconditioning. And since the flat sits over top 2 bars, the cigarette smoke that comes into the flat is rather obnoxious. If you have a respiratory disorder (asthma, COPD etc) then dont stay here. The cigarette smoke will kill you. And as it was in the 80’s when we visited, the lack of AC made the flat miserable at night. And the noise from the bar continues to 1-2am. So again, With the windows forced to be open, the flat was miserable at night.
Then there is the cleanliness. It was filthy! And I know it hadn’t been vacuumed bc the vacuum cleaner didn’t work, it was completely clogged with lint and hair. Once I cleaned this out, I could vacuum the floor and get the grit and crumbs off it. The beater brush on the vacuum was so clogged with hair that it barely rotated.
Lastly, the housekeeper only wanted to communicate via WhatsApp. This is against the code of AirBNB which recommends that you only communicate through their app so there is a record. When our flight was cancelled and we arrived the day late, the housekeeper (who lets you in and gives you the key) was furious with us, even though we sent her an email through the app.
And then she made us wait the next day when we did arrive, until it was ‘convenient ‘ for her.
All in all, it was a terrible experience andI would not recommend it to anyone.