Claire was such a great host! I was there for 4 months and ended up extending my stay at her place for another 2 more weeks after because I didn't want to leave. Claire really goes above and beyond what is expected and made my stay there incredible. I shared the room with my friend and when we first moved in, we had way too many clothes for the wardrobe. Claire found out about this the day after we moved in and within a week, she and her husband had installed new shelves for us in the wardrobe so we could fit more. She also bought us more hangers and an extra shoe rack to accommodate our things. When I was sick, Claire heard my coughing and immediately got her husband to get me a bottle of cough syrup despite it already being 11pm that night. When that didn't work and my cough was still there after a week, Claire went ahead and got me even more medicine to try without me even asking for it. To add on, we were there during Thanksgiving and she very kindly invited us to join her and her extended family for dinner!
Besides these personal touches, the house is always kept clean daily by her mother in law who stays upstairs (thank you Grandma!) and cleaned weekly by her and her husband. Claire also replies very promptly, and whenever we run out of soap etc, she always makes sure to get it refilled on the same day or the next. She also cooks for us from time to time and stocks up on basic groceries like fruits, eggs, bread and milk every week. Despite it being in the basement, Claire installed a lot of bright lights so it's really not dark and gloomy, and is a very nice homely place to live in :). The place is also a short 10 minute walk to the nearest train station and is in a very safe neighbourhood!
All in all, Claire's place is an absolutely wonderful place to stay in and I couldn't be more thankful for her and her family's kindness and hospitality to make the place feel like home :)
Thank you Claire and family!