My husband and I just stayed at Olivier's place during the Paris portion of our honeymoon, and we made the right decision in doing so.
From the very beginning of our search for where to stay, Olivier made the choice easy with his very quick and thorough responses to all of my inquiries. He continued the same level of attentiveness even after we booked as the trip got closer, offering to help with our trip planning in any way he could and being open to really any kind of questions or advice we needed.
Olivier was flexible with our arrival time, which was helpful since we arrived by train on a Sunday afternoon, and probably took more time getting to the apartment than he thought we would while we learned how to navigate the public transportation. But he was at the apartment when we finally got there, smiling and offering to help with our bags.
During our stay, Olivier remained in touch with us, giving us timely information and advice. He helped us figure out how and when to best get the the airport for our flight home, and provided an alternative way to go given there was a chance the RER closest to the apartment may have been delayed the morning of our flight.
The apartment itself was great. It may not have been very big, but it had everything we needed, including a great location. The Eiffel Tower is just steps away, as well as a bus stop, a metro station, and an RER station. Plus, there are a couple of markets, a wine shop, and a delicious boulangerie right downstairs.
We were very pleased with our choice to stay at Olivier's apartment and felt very fortunate to have him as our host.