I will try to keep this short in hopes that everyone will read it to the end!
First - before we even arrived Monica went above and beyond in the communication department. She sent me the longest, most detailed message with restaurant information (I asked her for recommendations), as well as information about her apartment and the surrounding area.
When we arrived it was a breeze - everything clearly laid out for us to let ourselves in, not a single glitch.
The apartment itself is to die for. I truly believe that staying here is the reason we already want to come back to Paris! The location is perfect - literally the metro stop just feet away, with an amazing bakery downstairs. The views were incredible, the apartment was so inviting, we felt like locals. It was stocked with everything we could ask for - Monica has gone above and beyond with what she offers her guests. The bathroom was fully stocked - including slippers! Biscuits, jam, coffee in the kitchen.
Monica is probably the best host we've had - from the communication beforehand, to how well she handled a huge snafoo of mine. When we were boarding the Eurostar to head back to England, I realized that I had left all of the cash I had "safely" hidden in her oven. I was in tears at the train station worried about how I would get this back. I messaged Monica and told her what I had done - she messaged me as soon as she arrived at the apartment and told me she found the cash. Keep in mind the cash was British pounds and American dollars - bottom line is that Monica deposited the cash for me, and even signed up for a paypal account JUST to send it back to me as quickly and easily as possible. She is a superstar host and human!
Thank you so much and we WILL be back!