Location was fantastic - 5 min walk to Eiffel Tower! Highly recommend for a solo traveler for at least a night if the goal is to see the lit up Eiffel n stay close to it for convenience and safety.
Lulu and her cousin were nice and kind. Lulu let me check in an hour earlier and was super responsive over text. Her cousin even offered to get me socks when I asked her about nearby department stores to purchase them.
Notable things below - some of which likely should be in the details or or house rules section
> Text from Lulu when I entered home at 10:30 pm - “Hi dear kindly be extremely gentle with the doorknobs while opening and shutting every door”. In Europa we can’t disturb the neighbors after ten, plus roommates
> The laundry was not self service. Text from Lulu - “Hi dear regarding the laundry just put the cloths that you would like to wash aside on the bench in the entrance and I will do it soon once I come back home.” Luckily I had only one outfit for laundry, would be uncomfortable handing over a big load since used to doing it on my own.
> No shoes or smoking in the house
> The living area space is shared as the listing says, but I felt like I was prying and was walking on eggshells when Lulu had some baking/food prep session going on in the kitchen with guests or customers (I assume) of some baking experience with her
> Bathroom and toilet are separate n no sink other than kitchen available, if you come out from the toilet and the shower is busy. Also the toilet is extremely quiet n was next to another guest’s room - pretty embarrassing if you need the hum of exhaust fan to do your morning business
> The room is listed private which I assume means you can use and keep the door shut as you please. Lulu opened up my room door for airflow in the apartment when I was in the hallway putting my shoes on - I had no issues with that, just a callout for someone arriving in summer and expecting closed door privacy
> The Eiffel Tower view from the window is better than what the listing picture shows!
> After staying at another chain hotel for the latter part of my work trip, I realized that the apartment was pretty spacious and modern by Paris standards!