We have mixed feelings about our recent stay at this property. The owner seemed easy to communicate with before our stay and said he would meet us at the location to "welcome" is when we arrived. The day we travelled from London to Paris, I was unable to reach him after multiple attempts via phone and through the VRBO Web site. We showed up at the property and no one was there to greet us or even let us in the building for almost 20 minutes. In the meantime our family (ranging in ages 11-78) stood outside in a busy courtyard area with all our luggage and wondered if he would show up. No response from the owner, but eventually another man met us who I never heard of and let us in, gave us the keys, helped us get our luggage up the MANY steep stairs, and we got settled. The welcome binder left for us on the table said there was supposed to be a "Starter Pack) of tea, coffee, etc., but none of this was there.
The Wi-Fi was also not very good and we had trouble throughout the stay keeping connected. When it did connect, it was very slow. Don't depend on the Wifi if you stay here.
There were plenty of appliance and kitchen supplies, but instructions on using the microwave would've been helpful. If you are from the US, it is not anything we are used to. Same with the washer and dryers in the units. We were pleased to see 2 hot water devices that we planned to use to heat water for tea, however when we used them, it was clear they had not been washed recently.
One day the gas was shut off on the morning due to some utility work out front (no fault of the owner), but it took until almost 7pm before finally someone came to the flat to fix. We had to rearrange our plans because someone had to be at the property to let the maintenance worker in and this was inconvenient. This happened to be the same day we paid to have an extra cleaning of the flat, so the cleaning person had no hot water to clean the flat although we were not given any discount for this. I question how clean he was able to get everything with cold water. The owner finally communicated with me once the cleaner called him and told him about the gas/hot water issue.
As for the stairs, they are very steep and dark unless you know how to turn on the lights before you go down. My mom and dad, both in their 70s, had a hard time with this and stumbled multiple times, luckily not getting hurt.
The location is very close to many restaurants and shopping, which was great.