Pros:
Adrien was extremely communicative and very responsive! He answered all of our questions or concerns within minutes. The view of the Eiffel Tower from the terrace is lovely and seeing it sparkle at night was a great sight! The neighborhood was wonderful and really convenient to cafes, bakeries, shopping, and the Metro. Great location! Having an elevator was a huge plus, as the apartment is on the 7th floor.
Cons:
The shower wasn’t draining and started to flood and back up, so we had to pull the drain screen out and take out a build up of hair and soapy scum residue. It was clear that had not been done for some time, but it was very gross pulling other peoples’ hair out. There is not a full door on the shower, so water spills out onto the floor very easily.
We stayed for 4 nights and for the first full 2.5 days, there was work being done on the building, and we couldn’t use the toilet, shower, sinks, or washing machine from between 8:30am-4pm. We happened to be in Paris during the same time there was a heatwave, with temperatures in the 90’s, so it was very inconvenient to not be able to fill up water bottles, take showers, use the bathroom, or wash sweaty clothes. Most nights, we didn’t get back to the apartment until after 10:30, so having to shower and wash clothes then was the last thing we wanted to do, but we had to. While this situation was completely out of Adrien’s control, it negatively impacted our experience. As a kind gesture, he left macarons at our door as an apology and offered to refund one night.
Because of the construction being done on the building, there were loud noises every
morning and sometimes on and off throughout the day. It was so loud, it woke us up every morning, and we weren’t able to close the windows, due to the excessive heat in the apartment. We only had 3 small fans for cooling. Again, Adrien had no control of the construction being done or the weather, but it would’ve even nice to have gotten a heads up about the water being shut off and the construction being done, earlier than at check in.
The apartment seems to have a lot of deferred maintenance. The pictures on the listing are pretty, but the apartment has had a lot of wear and tear. There are cigarette holes and rips in the couch, the legs of the dining room chairs were wobbly and likely need to be tightened.
The listing included soap and toilet paper as essentials provided. There was a 3/4 used bar of soap left for us and only 1.5 rolls of toilet paper, for 4 people, for 5 days.
The head in the shower is broken and the sink faucet is loose and needs to be tightened. The frame on the bathroom mirror is coming apart.