Our first visit to Lyon and we couldn’t have chosen a better location. The apartment was only minutes from our arrival point at Lyon-Perrache station, with the very pleasant Place Carnot across the road. It is walking distance to Vieux Lyon via the interesting Presqu’île and is equally well-served with public transport. We stayed in the Grand Studio for a week and transferred to the the Joli Studio sur cour for one day, because of a late decision to extend our stay to miss potential industrial action on SNCF. The apartments, identified as green, red and yellow when picking up your key from the outside key box, have been thoughtfully designed with all the expected facilities and an attractive decor that matches the ‘key’ colour. A selection of bande-dessinée books is an interesting addition but only if you read French. Note that the staircase to the 5th floor location is challenging if you arrive with heavy luggage or have spent the day walking up to Fourvière! We loved Lyon and thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Although Alexis and Evelyn were on holiday when we arrived, the instructions were very clear and we communicated with their daughters. We did meet Alexis before swapping between apartments, who was very helpful and gave me the opportunity to practise my French.