What are the costs involved?

When renting an apartment or reserving a B&B on Paris-Sharing, what you see is what you get. The prices shown on the website are as straight-forward as we can make them. For example, we don't make you pay more for Christmas or New Year's or summer holidays. The reason we don't make you pay more is because these things don't really generate more costs, so we don't see any decent reason to hike up the price. We also don't make you pay for all the things you would normally expect to use in a home, such as utilities, towels, linens, local telephone, and wi-fi.

On the other hand, there are some things that do increase our operating costs and therefore affect your final price :

1. If you stay less than three nights in an apartment, the price per night is higher. It will be automatically adjusted, so you will see the real price before paying. On the other hand, if you stay at least 7 nights, your price per night is lowered.

2. The prices are based on use of the permanent beds available, called the normal sleeping capacity. Most apartments provide additional sleeping capacity with pull-out beds in the living room. The total number of persons who can sleep in the apartment is referred to as the maximum capacity. Since the use of extra sleeping space generates extra costs in terms of preparation and cleaning, we will charge an additional 10% of the price per night  for each additional person. The price per person remains a real bargain on Paris-Sharing compared to a hotel.

3. If you do not carry insurance for damages you may cause to someone else's property, French law requires that you contract such insurance for at least the length of your stay. We offer a package on our website that includes renter liability and cancellation for 3% the total amount of your stay (which is no more than what it costs us to offer it).