We stayed in the apartment for 5 nights. This was my 5th trip staying in an apartment in the neighborhood and I was excited to share this experience with my husband. The apartment is spacious with well worn Parisian charm. While it is located on a quiet courtyard, we did not find it met our expectations in a couple of areas. The apartment next door was having major renovation work, as were several ground floor apartments and apartments across the courtyard. Hammering and construction noises daily, including the weekend. The adjacent neighbors had posted a notice about this construction on Oct. 30, indicating it may take 2 to 3 months to complete. This was several weeks before our arrival and we were not informed by the host, nor given an opportunity to decide if we wanted to find other accommodations. In their own documentation, Airbnb states that hosts “Be honest about unexpected factors that will impact your guests’ stay. Your guests deserve to know if your neighbors just started a noisy construction project”. We found the pillows uncomfortable and when we inquired about options the host’s response was that no one else had complained about the pillows in 5 years. At 5, or more years old, my impression is the pillows have outlived their useful life. He directed us to the bathroom cupboard and suggested we try using a towel if the pillows were not acceptable. When I opened the bathroom cupboard I found a variety of towels and linens. I selected a bedsheet to augment the uncomfortable pillow. A few days after check out I received a message from the host stating I’d made him very unhappy because I’d used an extra set of bedding. At no point did the host communicate that there were items in the apartment that should not be used and it was not documented in his apartment information binder. We attempted to resolve our issues with the host during and after our stay and were unsuccessful.