Sorry for the long review but I hate to be the only one that had a bad experience at Helene's place so i want to explain experience. I'm not the type of person that usually has complains but sadly staying at Helene's apartment left a bittersweet taste regarding Airbnb's. This was my 3rd time in Paris, both times i've used Airbnb with amazing experiences (actually tried booking those apartments again but they weren't available) so this time i stayed at Helene's. When i booked the place it had no reviews so i gambled a bit because from the pictures the apt looks soooo good and i had stayed before in that same street so i knew the location was amazing. I arrived 2 hours after originally scheduled because my flight got delayed, called Ben (the airbnb sitter) on my way to the apt and he told me he wasn't going to be there but that the cleaning lady would be there. When i got to the apartment no one was there, waited around 10-15 min outside until 2 ladies got there to open the apt. At my arrival the apt was a mess and dirty from the previous guests. I had plans to leave immediately after getting there but had to wait for the ladies to "clean" the apartment. They changed the sheet, washed the dirty dished and threw away the garbage from the kitchen. Put the old used sheets in the closet along with the dirty towels (so if i wanted to use the closet it would be with dirty sheets and towels from someone else there.) After they left i noticed there was only 1 clean towel and i was with my husband so we were missing 1 towel. I wrote to Ben and told him i needed 1 more towel and from the smell of the closet i didn't think there were any clean towels in there either, he said he would bring some the next day. Well, that didn't happen, I had to share 1 towel with my husband for almost 3 days. We kept asking for an extra towel and at some point Ben got to the Apt. without letting us know and dropped it off. In my experience I've never had a host get to the apt without me there or at least letting me know in advance that he will access the room. So I really didn't like that. Plus he didn't even tell me that he had been in the apt to dropped off the towels after the fact. He just left them in the dinning area so I saw them after I had already showered that night. Regarding the bathroom, it had a weird smell all the time and the trash can wasn't emptied so all the toilets trash from the previous guests was still there!! To say the least the bathroom was my least favorite part of the apartment. The rest of the apartment is fine, the apartment is big...