I stayed at Marie's following a work conference, in order to spend a few days visiting friends in Paris. Marie was away on holiday whilst I was staying at her place, so her 'fille au-pair' let me in and gave me the key. This meant that I needed to get to the flat before 8.30pm in the evening, as the 'fille au-pair' couldn't stay later, so I simply went directly from work to Marie's apartment at around 5pm and then went out again afterwards for dinner with colleagues, which worked fine and Jeymy ( the fille au-pair )was very friendly and helpful. Marie was very helpful, staying in touch via text messages to make sure that I had found the flat alright and then at the end of the stay to let me know about the check-out procedure, which was very simple- leave the key on the table and close the door firmly! It was a very calm and quiet flat, about three minutes walk from the metro station in a lovely area of town which was extremely convenient. I wasn't in the apartment very much, but when I was it was a very beautiful and calm place to be. This was my first experience using airbnb and overall a good one!