SAINT GERMAIN DES PRES - 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT - 5 SLEEPS - INTERNET ACCESS

The rental agency, My Address in Paris, said that this apartment is acceptable to rent because of its location. A non functiontioning dirty apartment is a non functioning dirty apartment no matter where it is located.
The toilet seriously leaked to the point we shut off the water so it would not flood into the apartment below (and flushed only when necessary), the drawers in the wardrobe did not work, there were colonies of mold in the freezer, the towel bars were broken and on the floor in the bathroom, the holder for the shower was broken, several electrical outlets were pulled away from the wall and many did not work, the TV did not work because it could not be plugged into a working outlet, and plaster was missing from a wall. Even though My Address in Paris moved us to an extremely nice apartment, I would not rent from them again given that they keep this place in their inventory.

The apartment location is fantastic. It is close to most of the major sites as well as on a quiet street in a very cute area. In addition, the apartment felt spacious.

However, we were very disappointed with the condition of the apartment. Similar to other reviews, the place was run down and not as clean as it should have been. Please note that the pictures are not an accurate representation of the apartment -- they are very close up and in low lighting...for a reason (e.g. the wall in the bedroom is wall paper on a hard wall and not actual plush..., etc.).

While we expected the apartment to be vintage, we were frustrated that many electrical outlets didn't work, there wasn't enough lighting, the TV didn't get reception and the walls/floors were very thin. Also, the "internet access" is not wifi so we could not use our handheld devices nor was there a computer or internet hookup on the wall. Upon arrival the rental agent asked if we brought a laptop (we did not), because she had forgotten to bring the broadband modem card.

In addition, there was a sign in the bathroom indicating that you could not throw anything into the toilet due to old pipes awaiting replacement. However, we spoke with the rental agent and they clarified that toilet paper could be thrown in and everything appeared to work fine.

For anyone staying during the winter, please note that all of the heating is via space heaters vs. permament heaters (central, radiator, etc.).

Overall, the apartment has a lot of potential. However, it didn't seem to be well cared for. With a thorough cleaning and some minor upgrades, such as replacing the broken aluminum blinds and a few patches on the walls, it could be much improved. However, until improvements are made, we would not recommend staying here.

We have spent one week in PARIS, in this lovely apartment that we warmly recommend to everybody. The apartment is large, extremely quiet, bright, airy and very comfortable. Therese is very friendly and most accommodating. The apartment is ideally located in the Best area of Paris. The river is at one block from the apartment.

The bedroom is very confortable and we loved take our breakfeast under the “veranda“.

We would be happy to rent it again in the future. It was a wonderful place to come home to after a day of touring the most beautiful city in the world. Thank you again Therese.