Where to begin...
I had to reach out to Branko first for information about the Airbnb (the day before check in - a little nerve racking) but communication was relatively easy after that although the translation was very broken. It’s located in a very good location - close to St. Germain which is a really beautiful area with great restaurants. HOWEVER, the actual street that the Airbnb is located on is not great. It’s in a very touristy area (as in there are restaurant owners standing on the street that heckle you while you’re trying to get into the Airbnb) and can be a little overwhelming upon arrival. There are also a lot of reviews complaining about the 5 flights of stairs that you have to walk up but that really is NO JOKE. We luckily only traveled with carry-on bags, but full-sized bags would be very hard to bring up. Now to the actual Airbnb... the place is very small which was expected. What I did not expect was the cigarette smell - which covered everything including the sheets and the towels (far from ideal). At first we thought it was from the neighbors, but we came to the conclusion that someone smokes in the apartment. Branko did not meet us at the Airbnb, he had a friend check us in and we were 95% sure she was smoking there before our check-in. I’m personally super sensitive to cigarette smell so I was very uncomfortable in the apartment because of this. The apartment was sort-of clean (like the kitchen and parts of the bathroom) but the shower had mold growing in it and the sheets and towels were gross (we actually covered the pillows with our T-shirt’s so we were sleeping on something clean). This review probably seems dramatic - but keep in mind that we are college students and are very low-maintenance and do not expect much BUT this Airbnb really affected our time in Paris because we like to explore, but we also like to spend time relaxing in the place we are staying. We actually counted down the hours until we checked out. I would not recommend this place to anyone, unless cleanliness and cigarette smoke doesn’t bother you and you are literally looking for a place to crash at night.