We showed up to the apartment and there was construction going on all around the building. We were told to contact Gerry on our arrival and we did with no response. We had the check info and entered the apartment to find belonging and that someone as actually staying in the apartment. We exited and found Gerry in the stairwell. He was staying in the apartment and told us the he needed to clean the place for us. We left and while waiting at a small cafe close by decided that this was not the place to stay for our trip. We canceled the reservation with a penalty of course and luckily as able to find a hotel in Paris to accommodate a family of 5. I have nothing bad to say about Edgar place but more communication about what was going on with and around the apartment would have been nice.