Overall, a great experience. Some pros:
1. Lovely home - super cosy, clean, and well taken care of.. and crazy stylish!
2. Great location - right smack in the center of everything. I loved this
3. Well-equipped - although not listed in the listing, or communicated by the host (who is not the owner), the owner has equipped the kitchen, bathroom and living room fully! Love the Harmon Kardon bluetooth speakers, assortment of herbs and spices and variety of cooking utensils :)
Things to work on:
1. Instructions left by the owner was in French. In future, knowing that many guests will be English-speaking, those instructions would be best written in English as well. It can be also sent to guests in advance in PDF format (the way the Japanese Airbnb hosts tend to do). I spent quite a bit of time Google Translating and even now, I'm not 10000% sure I did everything right!
2. The kitchen sink was slow to drain (existing clog? not sure) and as a result, was difficult to clean properly
3. There was a nail on the floor by the bathroom and would've really appreciated some response from the host about how to deal with it. I sent a few messages, but didn't receive any response.
4. Host is not very responsive sometimes - required extra nudges.