I am blown away by the service "Ali" ;) offered during my stay. This was my first time to Europe and I was traveling alone. I let him know when I would arrive and also gave him the heads up that I didn't speak French and that I was traveling solo. I told him when I wad expected to land at CDG, and he reached out to me to make sure I arrived safe, and then gave me very detailed instructions on how to use the RER to the metro to his flat. This saved me about 55 Euros right off the bat. Even though his instructions were very detailed, he didn't mind that I had to call him a few times to clarify because I was extremely nervous.
Arriving at the air bnb was also a great experience. He walked me through how to use the doors, and the elevator. (Mind blowing how small the elevator and stairs are in Europe, but that's common). He showed me how to use everything in the flat and let me know if I needed anything to reach out. Im not sure what smell people were referring to in the reviews, I didn't experience that. The flat was clean and the view was breathtaking. The wifi allowed me to call home and share the sunrise in Paris with my friends and my mom, experiences they will not forget either.
It was awesome that he speaks English, traveling solo in a country that you're not familiar with the language is extremely lonely. I wasn't expecting that. I reached out to him several times about silly questions and he was always quick to answer. He sensed that I was lonely (probably from all the messages ha!) and he volunteered to walk me around late Sunday afternoon and give me a tour. That was my favorite day during my whole stay. He gave me detailed instructions on how to check out and didn't get made when I called him early in the morning because I forgot the code to get back into the flat after making one last stop at the Patesserie. The location is great, 30 min walk (if you're slow, I made it in less time) to the tower. Café, restaurants, gym and metro close by. Paris is a beautiful city, and my host made my experience unforgettable.