How to reserve your ideal accommodation
On ParisSharing.com you can find, reserve, and pay your accommodation in just a few secure steps.
1. Use our search functions to find your ideal accommodation. Check that it is marked available for the dates you require and click on Reserve.
2. Sign-up on the website (you will be prompted to do so). Your registration is required for all reservation requests (ParisSharing doesn't work in cognito). You will receive an email confirmation with a link to click on in order to activate your account.
3. Complete your reservation form with the required information about your trip (number of persons travelling, special needs,...)
4. Your request is sent directly to your host who must confirm availability within 48 hours at the latest. During this period, he may ask you for additional information about yourself or your trip.
5. If the accommodation is confirmed as available, you will receive a summary of your order that can be modified or cancelled directly on the website. To validate your reservation, you will be requested to make an advance payment of 30% (or 100% if you choose to benefit from total cancelation flexibility). The downpayment must be made by credit card, Paypal, or wire. You will also be asked to provide authorisation to debit your card, after your stay, the remaining amount of your stay as well as a security deposit. These amounts are not debited up front.
You do not have any advance payment to make for a home exchange, but are required to pay the subscription price for listing your home on the website.
6. Confirm your trip, including all relevant travel details, at least five days prior to arrival. The remaining amount of your payment will be debited (if you paid by credit card) and you will be sent a receipt along with all the details concerning your host and your accommodation.
7. Upon arrival, you will be welcomed by the host or his representative. Paris-Sharing provides owners with a network of "Paris Greeters" (Paris and surrounding areas only) if they are unable to welcome you personally. The welcome involves three steps :
- We'll meet you at the place of your choosing: the airport, train station, or directly at the accommodation.
- We'll give you a tour of the accommodation, with explanations if necessary on how to use the amenities. You will be given an arrival inventory on which you can make any observations.
- We'll confirm any additional services you may have ordered, hand you over the keys and wish you the best of stays. !
8. At the end of your stay, we'll arrange a check-out with you and your host or his respresentative as a necessary formality to insure that everything is in good shape, as it was left to you.
For more details, see our Terms of Sale.