Disappointing apartment in the best area in Lyon.
There's no question that Vieux Lyon is a marvellous place to visit. Unfortunately, this apartment has a number of problems:
It is a ground floor apartment on a very busy and bustling street. The apartment does not have fans or air conditioning, so, on a warm evening, the windows must be left open to allow air to circulate. This means that you hear everything coming off the streets. Bars and restaurants in the area close late and the street cleaners and delivery men come early, this means you will not get much sleep.
The apartment itself is nicely laid out, but the front room has huge windows which cannot be opened, nor do they have curtains or blinds. This means that lots of light will come in and there is no air moving around .... it's a greenhouse on a hot day.
There are a number of finishing touches that need repair:
- The bedroom cupboard door is broken and risks falling off
- The shower does not drain well and risks flooding
- The shower head broken so that you cannot set it high and stand underneath it
- The toilet "nook" is small and the toilet seat is not well fixed to the toilet
- Pillows on the bed are too hard (feel more like cushions than pillows)
But, as said before, the lack of air in the apartment and the excessive noise and light mean that on a warm day, it gets very uncomfortable.
The owner did suggest that we get a fan (which he would reimburse) however I have no idea where to buy a fan from in Lyon.