I did not meet Nicolas personally, as it so turned out he was on his skiing holiday. Airbnb landlords tend to be lovers of travel as well! There was a near glitch, as his text instructions to me about how to get the keys took rather a long time to arrive, which was probably due to problems with my UK phone network. However, he must have got my SOS text and contacted the nice cleaner, who was waiting for me and she duly came down in just a few minutes to give me the keys to the flat. So it was all fine. When I reported back to Nicolas that I safely arrived, he sent me a picture he took from a ski lift, I think! The flat itself is on the top floor and is ingeniously designed, very clean and modern even with USB sockets in the walls. The curtain-less windows look out on to rooftops of Paris with a view of the Eiffel tower, which has various light-ups after dark. It is all quite romantic. A very tall person probably would find the place a bit uncomfortable, but I was fine. Also there is no lift and visitors with very heavy luggage may have to carry it in stages. The bath room is outside the quaint flat door and few steps down the stair well. However, it is just for your use and not in the view line of the people living downstairs and thus you do not need to be decently dressed to go there! There is an ingenious and surprisingly effective heater behind the bath room mirror. There is a nob on the left hand side to switch it on. The nearest Metro station is only one block away. This flat is perhaps not for everyone, but it has a lot of Parisian charm and I very much enjoyed staying here.