Studio Apartments Rue de la Harpe Paris

"Apartment is in a great location, only minutes from the River Seine, St-Michel metro and RER station. However on arrival, no one was there to meet us with the keys, even though we had telephoned prior to our arrival to make arrangements. After another phone call and an hour's wait someone arrived with the keys but told us that the flat had not yet been cleaned, so we left our luggage and vacated the apartment to allow the cleaner access. This studio offers more space than the average city hotel room, but the fittings are very basic. The bathroom is very small and beware of the 'moving' basin bowl and sink cabinet which is not fitted to the wall. We had a small flood when the U pipe became disconnected. It was difficult to soak up the water, as only two bath towels were provided. Overall the studio was functional and for the bargain price of 65 euros per night it was good value. However I would not have been happy if I had paid the full price and would not rate it as three stars." - Anonymous

"The apartment was in an excellent position, very close to the metro and many restaurants/cafes. Balcony was small but we used it a few times to watch the happenings below. It was a little run down and we only saw the owner once, at check-in. Washing machine was unusable as it bounced all over the floor and disturbed the other tenants in the building - we even had people banging on our door telling us to turn it off and were too scared to use it a second time. I don't think we would use the apartment again as we ate out all the time and didn't really need the kitchen. Will probably use a hotel in the same area next time." - Anonymous

"It was in a very good location, however, at the allocated time when we went to collect key and find out where facilities were etc, no-one was there to meet us and we were kept hanging around. Finally some random woman gave my husband the keys, but on entering the rooms (one double and one triple) we found only two raggy towels in each bathroom, no tea towels although it had self catering facilities, no toiletries and several appliances were not working. [Website] had advertised it as having a gym and swimming pool, we had no idea how to find these and of course had no one to speak to about pillows/pillow cases or towels. Whilst these are fairly minor problems they are annoying when away from home and all comforts. The area was super with loads of atmosphere and restaurants to choose from with lots of fixed price menus which were great." - Anonymous

"There is no reception desk. There is nobody available to discuss problems. There was no place to leave baggage in advance or after checking out if flight times do not correspond exactly with the checkin and checkout hours. You MUST be sure to get the door code from [site Internet] with your reservation, and the phone number to call to learn how to get the keys." - Anonymous