Last time we were in Paris we stayed in a great hotel for five nights. This time we stayed in an apartment via AirBnB for a month for the same total amount of money.
We did our research - found hotels willing to give us a discount for a month's stay, looked at other apartment rental agencies etc. but AirBnB was far and away the cheapest option for what we were after.
The apartment was fantastic, exactly as described and in the condition shown in the photos. It was clean, the owner was extremely helpful during the planning and booking stages and met us at the apartment (at 11pm on Christmas night, no less) when we arrived in Paris. She provided cleaning at no extra charge - we arranged with the cleaner directly, who arrived half an hour before we left for the airport.
Frankly, I couldn't fault the service. AirBnB staff were great (we had a billing issue early on that they resolved in minutes), the host was great, the apartment was great and the whole process was easy.
Obviously there are trade-offs when staying in an apartment rather than a hotel, but from my experience they're more than worth it to save a significant amount of money.
We did our research - found hotels willing to give us a discount for a month's stay, looked at other apartment rental agencies etc. but AirBnB was far and away the cheapest option for what we were after.
The apartment was fantastic, exactly as described and in the condition shown in the photos. It was clean, the owner was extremely helpful during the planning and booking stages and met us at the apartment (at 11pm on Christmas night, no less) when we arrived in Paris. She provided cleaning at no extra charge - we arranged with the cleaner directly, who arrived half an hour before we left for the airport.
Frankly, I couldn't fault the service. AirBnB staff were great (we had a billing issue early on that they resolved in minutes), the host was great, the apartment was great and the whole process was easy.
Obviously there are trade-offs when staying in an apartment rather than a hotel, but from my experience they're more than worth it to save a significant amount of money.