The apartment was well designed and centrally located. Unfortunately those are the only positives.
After confirming with the host I could check in late in the evening and having a confirmed booking I wasn’t given access to the unit the first night.
This resulted in
1. Two hours of talking with Airbnb support and trying to contact this unresponsive host.
2. A last minute hotel booking that cost me €285
3. An overtired toddler who ended up needing to nap most of the following day (our only full day in Paris)
While the host did offer to refund me for the first night, that was it. He blamed the access issue on a “bug” and refused to offer any other concessions or reimbursements (for the hotel).
While the location and unit are nice, it’s definitely not worth the time, hassle or additional cost of not being given access.