After arriving in the early evening and getting a quick introduction to the apartment from the property manager’s collègue, my husband rounded the corner in a bedroom and cut his shin deeply on a piece of metal sticking up from the bed. A finial was apparently missing and had neglected to be repaired prior to our arrival leaving a razor sharp edge. I went to close the drapes in the living room and the curtain rod fell off the wall. It was a rough start that was indicative of our overall opinion of the apartment - cheaply furnished, worn, and with minimal comfort.
The apartment is spacious, however, both bedrooms have no closet or, that is to say, the closets are locked and you are not able to use them. The tiny closet in the narrow hall is the only place to hang ones garments, and there is barely enough room for one persons clothing. The hangers in this closet were dry cleaner leftovers to boot. The sofa and dining chairs are stained and we opted to cover them prior to sitting down. One of the lights in the living room never turned on, and even if it had worked the room was always too dimly lit. The toilet room has no sink which is typically found in the French toilet only room, so one must walk down the hall to the bathroom to wash up. The kitchen is poorly stocked and the coffee maker did not work. Glasses and dishes are in a cupboard in the dining area due to lack of space in the kitchen.
The apartment is in a beautiful neighborhood with excellent access to dining, bakeries, and other shopping. No complaints at all about the street, although often too noisy to leave front windows open and so we were a bit claustrophobic.
Stéphanie was quick to take care of the issues that she could, sending a technician to repair the bed and curtain rod, better hangers in hand, but had no other apartment to move us into. We didn’t bother to mention the living room light and coffee maker which were not top of mind while dealing with the other issues.