Communication with Marco before I arrived was very good. He was not going to be there when I arrived but gave me a contact number for his housemate and asked me to text/call him when I arrived at the airport. I texted him on arrival in France with an eta (it was late at night) then called multiple times when I arrived at the apartment as I couldn't get in... No response at all. Eventually I managed to enter the building after another building tenant happened to come by :/
The apartment is very well situated and ideal for my needs but upon arrival I found it was very messy with old plates and left over food lying everywhere.. By the time I left this had been cleared away but it didn't make a good first impression unfortunately :/ my bedroom was nice, a good size, clean and comfortable. The housemate was also helpful when I asked about places to eat etc...
Overall, nice location.. Needs some work