We stayed at this property from May 3rd to May 6th 2018 and are a family of four. We were supposed to stay until May 7th but decided to leave early for the reasons described below. On the positive side, the property has a large garden that is shared between the different renters and the owner. It is located close to a Marais and there are picnic tables you can use with a BBQ. It is enchanting. The apartment was functional overall with amenities as described on the site for the most part. The big attraction for this property is the beautiful garden located close to the river.

On the negative side. The bed in the main bedroom has a very thin foam mattress and is not very comfortable. The property is located very close to train tracks and we would hear the trains, even with the windows closed. Further, the property was not soundproofed and we could hear the upstairs neighbours walking very well: especially when they came back at 2:00 am even though they weren’t making loud noises. Finally, there are no lightproof curtains in the living room making it hard to sleep in when the sun rises before 7:00 am. As a result, our stay in Amiens was soured by our family’s lack of sleep.

Upon our arrival, the owner overcharged us for the city tax saying it was 1€/person/night when on the site it is indicated to be 0.60€/person/night. She then took the electrical meter reading and told us that we could only use 8 kWh/day and that we would have to pay if we used more than that. This hidden charge was never mentioned on the website or on the rental agreement. All heating was turned off on our arrival at 5:40 pm and the apartment was very cold so we had to shoulder the extra cost of heating. We ended up leaving after three nights since we could barely sleep at night. We used 36 kWh for three days using normal heating for North Americans: we would have been seriously overboard had we stayed for four nights as originally planned. The windows need to be replaced: they accumulate humidity which is a sign of poor ventilation, and further increase the cost of heating. To her credit, the owner did not charge us for the extra cost of electricity. However, such fees should have been announced up front in the property listing rather then upon arrival. Moreover, we paid for sheets and to have two beds made, but only one was done. The owner was sometimes hard to reach and we ended up waiting extra time at departure.