Good luck finding a better view of Lyon for this price.
I hope you like cardio.
Once you go through an odd graffiti’d front door, and a stucco hallway that seems to resemble catacombs, you’ve got 4 rounds up a spiral staircase to probably the coolest top floor apartment I’ve ever personally been in.
PACK LIGHT! Hahahahahahahaha
If you have a sketchbook, bring one. The view is insane.
The indoor terrace is the first thing you’ll walk through on your way up to the (2nd) front doors. Such a room is pretty common in French architecture, but this one was finished in a lovely manner with an original iron and glass roof. Really awesome to sit in if it rains, or if the sun is coming in, it stayed relatively cool.
The main bathroom is paneled in glass on two sides. (there’s hooks along to wall to put up towels for privacy, but the only way to see into the bathroom is if you’re already in the apartment)
The kitchen was equipped well, we did miss a large cutting board as we did plenty of cooking during our stay.
The living room is peaceful, until the weekend hits, lots of people hang out on the riverside, and there’s not a tv to drown them out. Even still, it was kind of remarkable to watch movies on the tablet we brought, while the ambient street noise trickles in with the wind, and there’s window lights all the way up the hill, meeting the stars.
We pretty much left the windows open all day and night, no mosquitoes came into the apartment and we were there for most of september while the heat was still intense, and by the time we left the heater was on at night.
the only toilet is in a half- bathroom just at the top of the stairs, the bedroom is to the left. Both of these rooms have interesting views, plus some low ceilings. I’m 5’7 and I did have to crouch slightly in the bathroom, and had a close call with a lowered portion of the ceiling in the bedroom.
Location is ideal. If you can walk, you won’t need a bike. Plenty of things to eat, places to shop, Uber eats is fast in this area of town, Ubers are pretty inexpensive, also the train station isn’t far either.
Keep in mind that this is someone’s main home, so some storage in the apartment is allotted to their personal items. If feeling completely at home is your thing, you might not have the most places to unload your suitcase. There is a dresser and armoire if you need.
Xavier is a great host. Literally nothing but good things to say about how he treated us, and his available he was.