Philippe sent someone else to meet us. He seemed in a very big hurry. Keys didn't work so had to wait for about 30 minutes until someone leaving the building let us in. Very little in the way of information about the flat given other than where the towels were and where to leave the keys when we left.
I was surprised given the other reviews that Philippe didn't respond to an email I sent him via airbnb shortly after we got there in regards to how to connect to the WI-FI. The person who let us in just said the info was on the bottom of the box, but it didn't actually give all of the information needed. We eventually figured it out through some guess work and left the written instructions for the next guests. I never did hear from Philippe on this issue. In fact, I never heard from him until the day we were leaving when he contacted me to ask what time we were leaving and at that point said he hoped we enjoyed our stay. It was a little late :)
The flat was quite sparse. There was no where to really sit other than two quite uncomfortable bar height chairs in the kitchen. Only one of them would fit at the flat surface we assumed was used as a table. The bedroom was large and could have easily accommodated a couple of chairs. There was only one bedside table and lamp. We found a large empty box in a closet and turned it upside down to use as a second side table. The first two nights we were there, there were very loud gatherings happening in the complex that went on until 3 am and 6 am making it very difficult to sleep. I realize this is not the fault of the host.
The bathtub/shower would be difficult for some folks to manage as it is about a 2 foot step to get into it. The shower head was broken and kept falling off until my husband did a temporary fix with a plastic tie.
The location however was perfect and so close to several Metro stations with lots of shops and restaurants near by.