The apartment is located right in the heart of Croix-Rousse and is a very short walk to many great restaurants, bars, cafes, and grocery stores. A lot of cool places are right outside the apartment. The apartment is in a traditional building and has an "old school" feel that we found charming. Isabelle's son Alex met us and helped us with our luggage. Even though we didn't have any needs or questions during our three-day stay, Alex made it clear he was there for us via phone/text, and was only 15 minutes away if we needed him live and in-person.
There are a few things not clear in the description that we did not like:
1) Most of the drawers and closets were full of someone's things. There were even two toothbrushes in the shower. We acknowledge that some might not find this objectionable but we would have appreciated this being in the description. This made the place feel cluttered.
We understand that many people "sublet" their places on AirBnB, but usually that is indicated clearly in the description. This also made the relatively high cleaning fee seem inappropriate.
2) The garden is not private but shared by several other apartments around a central court yard. Plus it is close to the main garbage can and a walkway, so there is frequent traffic in and through the courtyard. As a result there is very little privacy and conversations and televisions from other apartments can be heard throughout the day and evening.
3. The wifi does not work in the bedroom.
Please know that this is a lovely space and obviously a lot of people have loved staying here. And that Alex was kind and helpful. We would have appreciated a more accurate description so we could have found a place that better suited our needs.