This is a “room with a view “ not to be missed. Every morning and night we ( including two teenagers) marveled at the Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower, the river activity, the light. After busy (and hot) days sightseeing we looked forward to coming back to our refuge at the end of the day. Whether enjoying a meal with the above view or going back down for a meal on the ile, we always ended our day on a quieter note.
This may not be the apartment for Americans used to Ritz style amenities, but for anyone who appreciates history and views over a few quirks, this is the place. And Veronique was a lovely host who met us on arrival, went through the whole apartment with us showing us how everything worked, left welcoming drinks and celebratory Bertillon ice cream for our July 4th holiday.
She was attentive with fixing issues, even ordering a special cable channel so we could watch the World Cup. They had two movable air conditioning units (as mentioned in other reviews) which helped with the heat wave. They didn’t work like “the Ritz” but helped enough.
There are three toilets and one shower. Two of the toilets work on a pressure system and can’t take paper so we ended up using just the one typical toilet. There was a small washing washing machine/dryer. We couldn’t understand how to make the dryer part work, but just hung our clothes to dry. The stairs to the apartment and within the apartment are spiral and some could find bringing a lot of luggage up a bit difficult, but the building stairs are hundreds of years old and we appreciated the charm over the inconvenience. I believe many or most buildings here do not have elevators so again, if you are not part of “the Ritz” crowd, you probably know and expect this.
These are a few of the quirks. We would definitely rent again as the location, view, living area and host overwhelmingly make up for a few minor inconveniences.