We had a poor time at Philippe’s place.
First, while the location and views were great, he did not provide adequate instructions for check-in until I prompted him the day before. The instructions he provided were murky; his listing does not tell guests that they will have to either climb 7 flights of a spiral staircase or take an egregiously slow and small elevator (fits maybe 1 person). This was horrible, as we were tired and had heavy luggage.
Secondly, the room was small and uncomfortable. Philippe did not provide basics, such as coffee or tea, and the bed and pillows were so uncomfortable. I had assumed the bed was an actual bed when looking at the listing, but no, it is an uncomfortable and creaky pull-out couch.
Lastly, Philippe was flaky on his promises. Previously, he stated that we would be able to keep our luggage in the room/apartment building post check-out. I further enquired about this a week before our stay, and he said we could, but provided no details. The night before we were to check-out and store our bags in the room or apartment building, Philippe redacted his statement and told us to use a bag-storing company. He then proceeded to tell us that we should have known by checking when his next guests where coming (which, as other guests and not the host, we cannot do!). Needless to say, I was extremely annoyed.