Paris studio near Eiffel Tower + Arc de Triomphe

Very helpful host, thank you

Great stay in Paris and outstanding communication from Nicolai. Proximate to metro station and tourist sites

We had a nice stay! Nicolai was very responsive and nice. He was really flexible about check in and check out times which was incredibly helpful. He also let us store our bags after checkout for a few hours which was amazing. The studio fit our needs for our visit: central location, clean and a good price. We were expecting to be uncomfortable due to the hot weather the days we visited but with the fan and skylight windows the room was comfortable. We recommend adding some artwork decor to enhance the space and updating the towels (clean and smelled nice but visibly bleach stained). We enjoyed our stay a lot and are grateful to have had such a reasonable price for such a central location in Paris! We felt very safe walking late at night in this neighborhood.

Our host Nicolai was very helpful, right form booking to coming to meet us on arrival. The room is a cleverly converted chambre do bonne (maid's room). This means a climb up 5 flights of steep stairs. Fine with us but could present challenges for older/less able folk . Nicolai helped us with luggage up and down. AS you would expect in a Paris building, the stairs and corridor to the room are not maintained, paint is peeling, carpets worn. But the lightst work and there is a bannister. The room itself is small but has a sofa, a comfortable double bed (two separate mattresses) which is very comfortable. For this looking to self-cater the kitchen is cleverly done and has a fridge and hob. The bathroom has plenty of hot water and a compactor attached to the loo as the plumbing is fragile. No TP down the toilet so sanitary arrangements are in place. Good shower. The main challenge for us was that the room has no windows - it has two deep-set skylights high above the ceiling. This means that there is natural light during the day but no view or proper cross-draught. The windows close automatically when it rains but need re-opening manually to allow air in. As were there dur9ng a heat wave followed by thunder storms, this situation presented some challenges. Nicolai provides a fan but when it is really hot, this just pushes the hot air around. I doubt there is a practical solution to this, but visitors should check the weather forecast before confirming!