I'm going to start with the bad - I had booked this airbnb for my long anticipated group 30th birthday trip with my friends. We loved the location and that breathtaking view so much that we reworked our itinerary to be able to stay here based off of the dates that were available. As the days leading up to our trip started nearing, I contacted Guglielmo to inquire about the possibility of an early check in (or if not, somewhere we could stash our luggage as we were planning on arriving on an early train). The profile says an hour response time, but after not getting a response for 4 days, I followed up. I followed up again after I still didn't hear back after an additional 2 days. At this point, my group and I are starting to get a little nervous. Not hearing from your airbnb host after so long is not a good sign. 4 days after the second follow up, Guglielmo responded and told me to contact someone else to confirm. Red flag no 2. Over the next few days, I contacted the number twice and left a voicemail, but never heard back. We took off on our trip not knowing if we had a place to stay in Paris. Based off of the lack of response, we were scared this was a fake listing or that we would show up and not be able to check in (the check in instructions that show up 48 hrs before the reservation say to contact that same number for details). We had to find a couple of hotels nearby for "back up" just in case. Because we didn't receive a response in time to determine whether we could check in early or not, we did not know for sure what time we should take the train and therefore, did not buy our train tickets in advance. When we showed up at the train station the day of, they were sold out of train tickets to Paris. To get to Paris, we had to rent a car and drive 5 hrs. I was grumbling on the road trip there about how I've never experienced anything like this on airbnb, how ridiculous it is, I'm going to leave a bad review, etc. We still did not know if we would be checking into the airbnb or one of our back up hotels until literally 10 minutes before we arrived at the airbnb address, which is when I got the check in instructions from the number. It was a little hard to decipher and an obvious language barrier, but eventually we figured it out. After a long and hectic journey there, we opened the door and walked into the airbnb. We were in awe. It's beautiful!! The pictures don't do it justice! It's the most beautiful little place and the perfect Parisian apartment. That sitting room with the view to the Sein was amazing and we would sit there in the mornings and at night with the window open to people watch. It was the loveliest thing after a long day of walking around. This is my third time in Paris and the best place I have stayed by far. The location alone is amazing. You're at the center of everything - you can walk to a lot of nearby places like Notre Dame, Saint Chapelle, the Louvre, Musee d'Orsay, and other big hitters are just a short metro ride away. The beautiful apartment almost erased all the grief I experienced beforehand. Almost! So, I'm only docking one star for that. All in all, this airbnb is one of my favorite airbnbs I've ever stayed at, but be warned about a difficult check in process (that was particularly stressful for me because I'm a planner). If you're ok with that, then you're in for a treat when you stay here!