On the positive side, the apartment was very quaint and conveniently located - not to far from Notre Dame and the Louvre and near many cafes, shops and the Metro. If my review was just based on the apartment itself, it would have been a very good experience (although not having instructions to the convection oven was a problem). The biggest disappointment was with the communication with the host. Since we were traveling from the States, we had limited (and very expensive) cell phone service, so we had wanted to get all the check-in information prior to leaving the country, which we specifically requested. We were sent directions and information on how to get into the building, but weren't provided any information about to actually get into the apartment (including the location of the key) until the afternoon of check in. The host supposedly left a text, which we never received, so were were frantically trying to reach someone after we arrived at the building (and after having to retrieve our luggage from train station since we couldn't check in early). My advice is to get all check-in information prior to leaving on your trip unless you want to rely on (unreliable) text messages only.