Isabelle and her family are great hosts. They are kind, thoughtful and gracious. They are also extremely responsive to any issue. The Nespresso machine had been removed because it was broken, but Isabelle replaced it a few hours after we arrived so that we could have coffee in the morning.
Isabelle has thought of everything that a person might need. It definitely shows a woman's touch: furnishings, decorations, kitchen supplies, office supplies, cleaning supplies. You name it, it will be there ready for you. The kitchen is newly remodeled with a full-size refrigerator and oven. Perfect if you want to cook. The bathroom is small but newly remodeled, and it has a heated towel rack: a very welcome feature to quickly dry our towels.
The bed and sofa-bed are comfortable, with plenty of bedding and blankets.
There is only a clothes washer -- no dryer -- but a dryer was not missed. Between the heated towel rack and the ingenious clothes rack, we could easily dry our clothes.
I had stayed in this area before, but at a hotel. I already loved the rue Monge-rue Mouffetard area, but I felt so much more local when staying in Isabelle's apartment. There are plenty of shops nearby. The Place Monge market is set up 3 times a week, and of course Isabelle has supplied shopping bags and a very Parisian rolling shopping cart.
The building has an elevator, so you can easily ascend with luggage, groceries, etc.
We were delighted with our stay and were sad to leave. When I plan a return to Paris, I will immediately check if Isabelle's apartment is available.