The apartment was pretty much as it appeared in the photos and did indeed have a lovely view of Paris from the terrace. Unfortunately we did not have an opportunity to meet Marine- the host. Instead we were welcomed by a friend who shared a bit about the neighborhood and amenities. After that, we were on our own for 9 days with no communication and had some questions that were left unanswered. One thing we would have wanted to know from the reviews was the number of prostitutes lingering in front of the apartment entrance and throughout the neighborhood. We would often have to walk through several of them just to get into the apartment entrance. That was quite disturbing! It didn’t seem to matter whether it was 6am or midnight, there were always a large number of prostitutes occupying the area. For our first Airbnb experience, this was an eye opener.