My husband and I stayed at Etienne's apartment over Christmas in celebration of my husband's birthday and had a wonderful stay. This was our first time ever doing an AirBnb, so we were delighted when we arrived to see that the apartment looks EXACTLY the same as the pictures shown on the website (beautiful light, stylish, modern with three balconies) and that Etienne was just as responsive as all the other reviewers had said. When we arrived, we were greeted by a bottle of wine and chocolate accompanied by a lovely note from the host to help us celebrate my husband's birthday. The only slight snafu was with our check in. We had been in touch with the BNBsitter to meet us with the key and agreed that I would text him from the train when we were on our way to the apartment. He indicated that he would be waiting at the apartment when we arrived. When we arrived, there was no one there and we had to wait 15-20 minutes to be let in. In the end, it was just a miscommunication. I had also provided an ETA over email of when I thought we might arrive at the apartment and that's the time frame the BNBsitter was referencing. Anyway, it wasn't a big deal at all and the rest of the trip was smooth sailing. All in all, we had a wonderful time in Paris and felt very lucky to make Etienne's place our home base for a few days.