*DO NOT BOOK*
Do not fall in the trap and book a 16 night minimum;
The bedroom had black mold growing on the wall behind the radiator, and we weren't allowed to turn it off. The host said that it wasn't turning on and that it was normal for it to be warm, but we were there during the heatwave in late August and you could feel the heat from that area. The cutlery and crockery were "cleaned" before we arrived but they were dirty and we had to wash everything ourselves because the glasses were stained and things were still dirty. The walls were seeping with water and you could clearly see the damp stains. The walls were cracked and paint was chipping in the bedroom which made us feel like we were staying in a rundown apartment. The bathroom just felt dirty and we it cleaned ourselves before we even attempted to use it. The overall cleanliness was disgusting.
The photos did not do the apartment any justice, it was absolutely horrendous, the bathroom wasn't the only place that had cracked paint, the bedroom did too. There was water seeping into the wall too and you could clearly see the stains. The kitchen chairs were broken and slanting downwards which made it uncomfortable to sit on. There were no drapes in the kitchen window which was uncomfortable as the apartment across could see directly into the bedroom which is creepy. The windows were broken and impossible to open/close and we were given an excuse that "in the summer this happens" it has never happened to us before in the previous apartments in Paris we've stayed in.
The location itself, is in the "working class district" but it didn't feel like that. It made us feel very unsafe as there were prostitutes that would hang around on the street from day to night. We would never walk out at night, and always got a taxi instead of taking the metro, which is a few feet away. The area is more like a "little Asia", the smells from the street were sickening and we really got a sense of not belonging there. There was either a club or something similar that would blare music from midnight through all hours of the night constantly until about 6/7am, that kept us up every night. It was too hot to close the windows although we tried it made no difference. The bed was extremely uncomfortable and we were made dress the bed ourselves after a long day. The furnishing was cheap and horrible. The least he could do was furnish it properly with things from IKEA or similar.
Jeremy is using a 16 night minimum stay to trap people into booking the place, which they'll be stuck with for the entirety of their stay. It's a disgusting con. And we have taken this up with AirBnB.