I never got to meet Fred but I quite enjoyed his flat in Paris. The key exchange was incredibly easy. My stay was quite short (only one night), and I believe I was sandwiched in between two other travelers with longer stays so the place was not quite as clean and tidy as I would have hoped, but I had the whole place to myself for about a day and a half. I did have to sleep on the couch since he did not have clean sheets for my stay, plus the other travelers, but the couch was fine and it was worth it to have the flat for myself, to be able to stay late the next day since the other traveler was arriving late, and for the incredible location right off Bastille and close to my favorite district, La Marais. All in all, everything balanced out and it was well worth it.