Paris Apartment - 1 Bedroom Rental in Saint-Germain des Prés (PA-2301)

The apartment is in sad shape with layers of dust on shelves, behind furniture etc.
It does not sleep 3 as stated, as the 3rd bed is a futon in the tiny living room which even the owner had trouble assembling. It is very heavy and unless you plan to visit a chiropractor the next day, stay away from it. The tub/shower combo is unsafe to get in and out of as it is 3 feet off the ground! I emailed the owner about putting in a hold bar so you have something to hold on to when it is slippery. She dismissed my suggestion. My daughter and I and 2 guests found it to be very unsafe because of the height. The owner keeps her personal goods at the property in four 2 ft by 2ft square boxes in the kitchen and 10 shoe boxes in the toilet room. She stated that these were for her use only and not to touch them as she likes to come and use the apartment herself sometimes. Since the apartment is very tiny, we thought this was a strange thing to impose on your guests who need every inch of room for themselves. Also, before she had our deposit, she said she would meet us to show us around the apartment and teach us about the WIFI, upon our arrival. My daughter needs WIFI at all times since she is in high school and doing her studies remotely online. After the owner had the deposit she told us she would leave the keys at a pharmacy and would see us 3 days after our arrival. The apartment was stone cold and damp-ish when we arrived and we were able to find the 2 heaters that were for the entire 4 rooms. However, we did not know how to open the exterior shutters being silly AMerican women and so for 3 days we lived in near darkness in the living room and bedroom except for a few small lamps (the kitchen and bath/toilet were well lit) I think too that the apartment looks unrealistic in the photos. The furniture is old and some is broken in the living room. Very Very disappointed too that the WIFI kept going in and out and caused us to visit many internet cafes for my daughter to get her school work done. I made it very clear that was one of my highest priorities was to be getting an apartment with WIFI when I spoke to NY Habitat. One great thing is that there is a laundromat right below the building. The washing machine in the apt has such a small capacity that we bypassed it. Last but not least, is safety. One day I was using the toaster and suddenly black billowing smoke started comng out of the outlet (where the toaster plugs in). The smoke was about 6 inches in height. I quickly unplugged the toaster and it stopped the smoke. From then on, whenever we slept or went out, I made sure that everything in the apartment was unplugged. I own rental properties myself here in Washington state and I want my renters to be safe. I knew if I told the owner she would either blame me for the smoke or dismiss it so I just counted the days until we could leave that apartment. We loved Paris, but as far as the apartment---NON!