This is a decent property with ample space in the common areas. However, besides the kitchen, dining area, and one of the bathrooms, the place needs work. I have to give it a thumbs-down, mainly due to the owner's behavior.
GOOD THINGS:
-Location - St. Germain / Odeon, a great part of Paris.
-Sound - The bedrooms are well protected from street noise so they are very quiet.
-Kitchen/common area - Very nice and spacious. Great kitchen table with plenty of seats.
-Balcony - A great place to eat/drink when the weather is nice
-Caretaker - The local gentleman who tends to the flat is a great guy. He is extremely responsive and very courteous.
NOT SO GOOD THINGS:
-Price - Be careful when dealing with the owner. His ethical standards are less than acceptable. Prior to my rental, we had agreed on an all-inclusive (fees + rental) price of for 4 nights. When the contract came, the total was much higher and showed the rental for 3 nights. We actually stayed 4. Reluctantly, I agreed to the contract because I was in a hurry (already enroute to the flat) and assumed a refund would apply later. Sadly, that never happened. The owner manipulated the contract for two reasons. One, to guarantee a minimum amount of cash in his pocket (after VRBO's fees) and two, to hyper-inflate his average price received per night. Not ethical. Don't allow this to happen to you. The property is definitely not worth his advertised price!
-Bathrooms - One has a highly sensitive "electric" toilet, a shower, and a sink. The second has a bathtub (no shower) and a sink, no toilet. The third has a dual-vanity sink, a tub with a shower handle that lies in the tub (no place to hang the handle), and no toilet. There is a water closet down the hall but it is tiny. Good luck maneuvering in there. Ridiculous.
-Stairs - There is a spiral staircase inside the flat, from the 4th floor to the 5th. There is no guard/rail so it's only a matter of time before somebody falls and is severely injured.
-Beds - Typical mattresses for Europe, hard and lumpy.
Temperature - The loft bedroom on the 6th floor can get very hot because it has greenhouse windows. We were not able to turn on the air conditioning so it was unusable on our last night. Outside temp that day was above 27C/80F.