Bella Citta, 1BR/1BA, 3 people

Location! Location! Location! The place was as advertised. Clean. Has most kitchen essentials. Washer/dryer for laundry. But the true beauty of this place is the location. You are steps away from Le Marais shops and restaurants. A short walk to Hotel De Ville and Notre Dame. We also walked to The Louvre with a baby and it was not bad, took about 20 minutes with a stop at a bakery along the way. Great location for a first trip to Paris. The only hiccup we had was when checking-in, we had to pay the damage deposit, but none of our credit cards (tried 3 different cards) would work because it needed an email/text verification which would not work since we are from out of country (Canada). The host came up with a plan B, in which he ran to grab a card machine to do the transaction, the only problem is that he said it will take 10-14 days to see a refund. So now i’m patiently waiting to see if the damage deposit is refunded on my credit card. Assuming this money is refunded within the next two weeks, this is a minor inconvenience in an otherwise great stay.

Loved the apartment and it’s location.

We rented the apartment for 2 weeks and used it as our home base in Paris. We love the Marais neighborhood. There are many cafes, restaurants and patisseries within a short distance from the apartment. The property manager was responsive and helpful. The unit was clean comfortable, and is well insulated from any street noise.

We had a nice stay here for 4 nights. Bedroom/bed was comfortable with a closet with shelves although there are no dresser/drawers. Kitchen was sufficient although items like silverware are left floating in drawers without any organizational holders. And there are only a few wine glasses of varying sizes and a few small coffee cups so we were constantly having to hand wash our dishes as we used them. The fridge is a mini fridge so it might not work for those that intend to do a lot of cooking. As others have noted there aren’t many basics offered - a small container of dish soap and a tiny hand soap for the bathroom - no body soap for the shower or shampoo. And we had to purchase paper towels because there weren’t any & extra toilet paper as well since we were only given 2 small rolls. We also had ants in the shower and around the kitchen. There was a container of ant spray there so clearly this is an issue. There weren’t that many though so we just killed them as we saw them and didn’t reach out about it to ask for help. The owner was responsive to our other questions though. Check in was a little frustrating as the owner needs to be there to let you in with a key and we were left waiting on the street for more than 10 minutes even though I continued to update him with our exact timing as we were making our way to the place. The pullout couch was sufficient for our teenage daughter. All & all a good stay for the price and a great location.