The Patchwork apartment is well-located and well-maintained, which I appreciated. However, it is extremely small for parties over one. To make matters worse there is very little storage space and what is available is far from the bedroom. After taking a shower you walk through the bedroom, through the living room, through the kitchen to the front door where you can, enfin, get your things out of the closet to dress. There are no hooks in the bathrooms and the sink drips all over the counter top.
But these are small matters. Here's what really bothered me about my stay with J-P :
1) Unreasonable expectations. About a week before check-out Jean-Philippe began sending me emails insisting that I be present for an état des lieux (a kind of inventory check to make sure that the apartment is in proper order). I agreed to meet with him because I am extremely respectful of the properties that I rent; however in this case, there was no état des lieux at check-in so I was very suspect of his motives. To make matters worse J-P didn't even bother to show up for our meeting. I texted and wrote but received no answer.

2) Profiteering. In addition the all of the "extras" that J-P offers (maid service, trip from airport, etc.) at prices that are way above standard rates, J-P kept insisting that the apartment be in "perfect" condition. How might I interpret this obsession with perfection other than to conclude that he was planning on finding something, anything that would allow him to add a surcharge to my stay? At one point he actually accused me of having a dog in the apartment!!! I came from the U.S. so I'm not sure if he thought that I had adopted a mutt upon my arrival. Anyway, I find this cynical and predatory.
3) False promises. As it was extremely hot in the apartment; I asked J-P to provide a fan. After chasing after him for several days, I offered to buy the fan myself and to provide him with a receipt for reimbursement. This I did along with sending him a RIB (bank information). I was never reimbursed for the fan which is now in his possession. Whether this is unscrupulous or lackadaisical it matters little, I'm out a fan and my money.
Be careful when renting from J-P