We were excited to be staying in what looked like a really beautiful apartment in Paris. Prior to our visit Marich had sent us detailed instructions on how to access and use the apartment, we even confirmed prior to our arrival. Unfortunately after 20hours of travelling and arriving 8pm in the night, we found ourselves unable to access the key nor to get a hold of the building manager responsible to let ius jn. We later found out from a friendly neighbour, the manager was on holidays and had tried to confirm with our host that she would not be around to let us in (host too was not in the country). We ultimately had to find alternative accommodation for the night which we had not budgeted for, we then also had to find alternative airbnb accommodation for the remaining nights as there was no way of telling if would ultimately gain access again. This really put a spanner in the works of our plans in Paris, trying to sort out accommodation the first days we are there.
That being said, once we immediately notified the host, she was extremely apologetic, and was giving us alternative accommodation recommendations nearby. I am sure our stay would have been an absolute delight if we had in fact stayed there.