They say in real estate that location is everything, and for the money this place is the best we have seen.

The apartment was great. Plenty of room for everyone and great space to have meals. Very close to metro and major sights. We had a great time.

I had rented another apartment for four adults in Paris months ago for a work week with some colleagues. Three days into our stay at the other place, there was a gas leak and I had to find accommodations within an hour. Mickael was so responsive and helpful. We will definitely keep this apartment on our list of future places to stay in Paris. Wonderful restaurants and shops all in walking distance.

Everything went as planned! Great location, great apartment (there were a few small issues but nothing that affected our stay negatively), and great communication with the host. Highly recommended!

After another VRBO host refused to honor our fully-paid rental 12 days before the rental was to begin, we found this apartment with Mickael as the host. Mickael was the perfect host, even purchasing wheelchair ramps for us to go up and down three steps leading to the building elevator. The apartment is in an ideal location a block from Place Victor Hugo, easy walking distance to the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe. It is also very safe at night, in an area with many embassies. A bakery/patisserie and a pharmacy are adjacent, and a grocery store is a block away. There are several good French restaurants and a taxi stand in Place Victor Hugo. The apartment is spacious, easily accommodating up to 8 adults and children, with games and toys for both. With a dishwasher, washer and dryer, stove and oven, and coffeemaker, it has all the comforts of home. Windows and balconies provide views of 2 streets since it is on a corner. Paolo provided daily cleaning on weekdays, and he and Mickael answered all our questions. This turned out to be the ideal rental for our three weeks in Paris with family and friends. Bill + Dottie

Belle expérience

This property is located in the 16th, close to the metro & restaurants. It’s air conditioned except for one of the bedrooms across the hall from the master bedroom. There’s a washer & dryer in unit. Now the negatives. The listing is inaccurate & photos are old. The first thing we were forced to do after arriving & an exhausting international flight was twofold: getting in touch with the host to cancel our booking while the other of us started cleaning as we didn’t want our young children to have to stay/sleep in such a place. Why? Because the apartment was filthy upon check-in, despite the listing stating otherwise about cleaning methods used. The reality is that this is more a marketing ploy to falsely reassure prospective guests than an actuality. The apartment is in a sad state of disrepair, with extremely worn, very scratched & gouged wood floors that have not been maintained. One of the couches is faux leather that’s peeling terribly. The dining room table is actually a large panel of glass placed on top of a cigarette-stained, filthy, pool table. The chairs were flimsy outdoor chairs that likely won’t withstand much more use. There was hair and crumbs trapped between the glass covering the pool table & the pool table. It was revolting to eat at a “table” that clearly wasn’t ever properly cleaned. The beds looked slept in and messy. Throughout there was extensive water damage, crumbling walls, black mold & flooring that was lifting in areas and/or had small chunks of wood missing. The kids’ room had loose shelving right over the kids’ beds. Due to water damage & mold, the apartment had a funky mildew smell. Even the doors were dirty. The host also kept 90% of all the closets chained & secured with locks so we could not even unpack during our stay since his belongings were stored there. I cannot fathom how this place got favorable reviews by previous guests. I will also not use the VRBO platform to book stays for my family in the future. Calling them for help was a 3 day futile exercise at the end of which, they said the owner would have to agree to refund us. All he offered was €1,000, which I have yet to receive despite my follow-up. In sum, the owner just cares about how much he can make, not his guests or their experience & once you’ve paid, you’re stuck staying given how VRBO works & that you’re at the mercy of the host for a refund. Stay elsewhere in beautiful Paris, not here.

This property is located in the 16th, close to the metro & restaurants. It’s air conditioned except for one of the bedrooms across the hall from the master bedroom. There’s a washer & dryer in unit. Now the negatives. The listing is inaccurate & photos are old. The first thing we were forced to do after arriving & an exhausting international flight was twofold: getting in touch with the host to cancel our booking while the other of us started cleaning as we didn’t want our young children to have to stay/sleep in such a place. Why? Because the apartment was filthy upon check-in, despite the listing stating otherwise about cleaning methods used. The reality is that this is more a marketing ploy to falsely reassure prospective guests than an actuality. The apartment is in a sad state of disrepair, with extremely worn, very scratched & gouged wood floors that have not been maintained. One of the couches is faux leather that’s peeling terribly. The dining room table is actually a large panel of glass placed on top of a cigarette-stained, filthy, pool table. The chairs were flimsy outdoor chairs that likely won’t withstand much more use. There was hair and crumbs trapped between the glass covering the pool table & the pool table. It was revolting to eat at a “table” that clearly wasn’t ever properly cleaned. The beds looked slept in and messy. Throughout there was extensive water damage, crumbling walls, black mold & flooring that was lifting in areas and/or had small chunks of wood missing. The kids’ room had loose shelving right over the kids’ beds. Due to water damage & mold, the apartment had a funky mildew smell. Even the doors were dirty. The host also kept 90% of all the closets chained & secured with locks so we could not even unpack during our stay since his belongings were stored there. I cannot fathom how this place got favorable reviews by previous guests. I will also not use the VRBO platform to book stays for my family in the future. Calling them for help was a 3 day futile exercise at the end of which, they said the owner would have to agree to refund us. All he offered was €1,000, which I have yet to receive despite my follow-up. In sum, the owner just cares about how much he can make, not his guests or their experience & once you’ve paid, you’re stuck staying given how VRBO works & that you’re at the mercy of the host for a refund. Stay elsewhere in beautiful Paris, not here.