Dominique wasn't around when I was there, but he communicated with me on this early, and told me that his boyfriend would be around instead. But no worries - Amine (Dom's boyfriend) is a really friendly and nice person, and was a very good host too! Check-in was seamless - Dominique was very nice to allow me to check-in early since no guests were around the night before. Dominique was also very detailed in his instructions on how to find his place, etc., before my check-in. Dominique's place is in a good location if you're taking the train out of Paris - about 7-10 mins walk to the Gare Du Nord. It's also quite near other Metro stations which makes it easy to get to some of the touristy sites. Was great for a one night stay!