Small studio in private green alley in the heart of Paris

I'll start with the good:

Location - good but far from louvre and eiffel tower

Low noise

Good bed

Washroom

The so-so:

Usable microwave and hot plate

Provided enough dishes

The bad:

I sent vrbo messages well before telling them of our arrival time, they responded with an estimate of the trip length from the airport. I left another when we left Porto in the morning on our way to Paris and a message when we landed. No response. By the time we arrived there was no one waiting. I had to call the contact and she took 30 minutes while we stood in winter winds and rain. Pretty brutal start.

The kettle had weird white growth on it so we had to microwave water for tea. The provided dish rags and sponges were ancient and gross.

Finally a smell of cigarettes was everywhere. We couldn't tell if it was the neighbours (the window was closed because winter) or leftover from heavy smoking ok the unit.

We wanted to clean more but we couldn't find a broom or vacuum.

I don't know if I would recommend this over a cheap hotel room. It kind of put a downer in our short stay in Paris to be honest.