A really lovely, very clean comfortable apartment in an area with great transport links around the city and surrounding with a plethora of bars and restaurants. 4 of us stayed here comfortably: the main bed is very big, and as sofa beds go, this one is quite good! Lovely big open wet room, separate toilet and a full kitchen. It’s very nicely decorated and a great base for those wanting the explore the city and is close to Gare de Lyon for those wanting to visit Disneyland.
Check in process was very easy, being met by Emma (from the agency) who showed us around the flat and gave us her number should we need anything, as well as already being in contact with Pierre via airbnb.
The paradox about this place is that the location is it’s greatest asset and it’s biggest downfall. It all depends what you want out of your trip. With it being so close to bars and restaurants, there is a lot of noise. As it was around 27º whilst we were there, we had to have the windows open at night as there is no air conditioning or fans (more on that later). The noise outside was something else, even for a Monday night! We got about 3 hours sleep with the heat and noise, people were still up at 6am partying. If you’re planning to be up and out with them until that time, then I doubt this would be a problem for you. Once that had died down, the early morning deliveries start and with such small streets, queues build and let’s just say people aren’t afraid to use their car horns.
I messaged Pierre the next day about trying to get a fan, he said there should be one in the living room and the bedroom and asked if we could check. We were out for the day but didn’t remember seeing any. Once we got back, I messaged to say that indeed there weren’t any fans. He got back to me the next morning, after another bad night’s sleep and confirmed that his team says there should be one in the bedroom, but there wasn’t. I got this message after someone knocked at the door to apologise that there were no fans and that she had removed them a few weeks ago after a cold spell in Paris. Just seems like a bit of miscommunication that would be resolved in the future, just a shame that we had to bear the brunt of it. I’m assuming that if we had the fans or air conditioning unit and had the windows closed, it wouldn’t have been an issue. Hopefully you’ll have a more comfortable stay in this lovely apartment.
In short, lovely apartment. Great location for partying with the locals, exploring Paris and visiting Disney. If you want to sleep, best to do it during the day when it’s quietest.