There are generally two types of AirBnB rentals: the first is like staying in an IKEA-designed hotel room while the second is like visiting a relative. The IKEA one has untouched dishes and furniture, special guest-only towels, and all the personality of a furniture showroom. The latter has personal effects everywhere, you use the same dishes and towels they do, and what it lacks in perfection it makes up for in personality. John’s place is definitely in the second category (which I love!). I’d stay here again.
Definitely not a place if you are looking for the perfectly clean, instagrammable Parisian apartment with all the fancy touches. But if you’d like the perfect location and a great value? Definitely. Close to metro and the East train station as well as the canal bait tours. Endless places to eat and drink within blocks.
Fair warning: several flights of stairs and a toilet room that won’t quite work if you are taller than 6’.