Dream Dwell Paris-Spacious Loft in the Marais

I stayed in this apartment for 7 nights in December. The apartment is bright, very warm, and quiet. It has everything you need, even for a week's stay. The beds are comfortable; I especially enjoyed sleeping on the "second" floor. The location is excellent: a 2-minute walk to the Pompidou Centre, and 10 minutes to the Île de la Cité and the Seine. Opposite, there's a very good shop with local products (cheeses, fruit, and pastries), and there are also many cafes serving Asian cuisine and a supermarket nearby. The apartment is located near several metro stations, which is convenient—you can stop by for a rest during the day. The apartment is on the second floor of a historic building with no elevator and a charming narrow spiral staircase. I liked it and it added to the apartment's charm, but people with children and anyone who has difficulty climbing stairs should keep this in mind. I really enjoyed everything, thank you!

This studio loft apartment was exactly as represented in photos and descriptions. It was an acceptable size for the 2 of us. The kitchen functioned, but was just the bare minimum facility. No microwave. Only a few dishes and 2 cookware for the induction stove. A mini fridge with freezer shelf. The bathroom was larger and nicer than expected compared to the rest of the space. The sofa bed was ok - not really comfortable for us, but it worked. The listing stated there was air conditioning, but it’s actually only available during official summer season and that could’ve been made more clear on the listing. Even though the French and other Europeans may be used to not having air conditioning all the time, I feel like they forget that Americans are used to it and generally expect it. To us if a place has air conditioning, it’s a permanent thing that would be available all year long, not something that would actually be removed from the property part of the year. The weather was unusually warm for that time of year and with the Sun beating in the large windows it got quite hot in the room during the day. It really would’ve been nice to have a fan at least. We were unable to figure out how to connect to the WiFi with the instructions given, but it really wasn’t necessary enough to bother with asking about it and spending time trying to figure it out. One other frustration in the space was how the cabinets beside the sofa bed open. It seemed to us that they would be more functional if they all opened in the opposite direction than they currently do. It would also be nice if you’d include a instruction manual on how to use the washer/dryer. We ended up looking it up online. European appliances are so different from the ones in America, most of your American guests will have no idea how to work it. Other than all that, we really loved the room for our stay.