Pascal had amazing hospitality! He is a very well traveled Frenchman who has been working at the French embassy in Austria for many years. He has great recommendations, and is able to communicate well in English despite only being fluent in French and German.
The location is directly in a market and is right next to the museum quarter, and during Christmas season the Museum Quarter hosts one of the main Christmas markets of the city. Getting around town was very easy from this location. I was only in town for a "29 hour layover" between flights and I got to and from the airport very easily.