Our experience differed from other reviewers. While there are aspects of Philippe’s home that commend themselves (e.g., the balcony), there were no indicators from property photos or the description that hinted this is a personal residence. We realize that’s common practice in Paris, but we aren’t comfortable with a resident’s belongings in every closet, drawer, corner, etc., and we avoid those properties. We felt misled by the property photos as they don’t reflect the general clutter that inevitably results from living in a city apartment and would have clued us in that this isn’t a vacation rental.We paid for four nights and stayed one, unfortunately incurring double expense for accommodations.Our check in information seemed great at the outset, but the building access code changed the day we checked in so we were stuck on the street in the dark trying to get into the building. Fortunately, some building residents arrived as we were considering our options and told us the code had changed. When we contacted Philippe the next day, he said he should have sent us the new code sooner. Well, yes.The apartment is across the street from one of Paris’s public bath houses. Those facilities are such a vital public service and something the US could emulate. Philippe does a good job of noting the stairs, and they are significant.We just didn’t have a good experience, and Philippe did say he would update the listing to reflect that the property is his residence.