Overall experience not positive. It all started the very same night I arrived in Paris, a friend of mine came to the train station to pick me up and drop me off at the Airbnb. At my arrival, my friend and I walked into the apartment which was a bit messy. A minute after, Pascale walked into her place and introduced herself. She then told me off because I let one of my friends in, so I tried to explain that I did not want to leave my friend outside, and we were going for dinner. I found Pascale's place very nice so did my friend, who asked Pascale a couple of questions about her apartment. Pascale was not happy with all these questions and cut it short. I found very strange and dodgy when Pascale said not to engage or tell the neighbors that I was renting through Airbnb. First red flag.
One thing that you need to know about the apartment is that Pascale is renting her own bedroom out meaning that she requires access to her closet in the early morning when she has work. I personally found this not appropriate and inconvenient. Communication was alright, however, she wanted to know every single time that I was in and out of the apartment. It did feel like a prison.
The first night, Pascale and I had a conversation where she expressed her dislike about my friend without even knowing her. Hearing Pascale complaining about one of my best friends made me uncomfortable, so I tried to change topic and eventually ended up going to bed upset and disappointed. Minor issues you would think, but she continued with the complaining the second night as well. Second red flag.
The morning after she offered to show me around after breakfast. Which I thought was a great idea since she lives in Paris and knows her way around the city. On the way to her tailor, Pascale asked me to lend her some money because her purse had been stolen a couple of days before and could not go to the bank. This was the beginning of the end, third red flag. I initially started making calls and tried to think what I could say to get out that situation. So, I ended up going home to pack up my bag and leave. I had to stay at my friend’s for the last night because I did not know what to expect next from Pascale and I did not want to cause or be of any trouble.
Vacation ruined, money wasted, and lesson learned. There is a lot more to say but it would be pointless to go on. Well located tho.