This apartment is really in the heart of Vieux Lyon. It's in a stone building, and when you walk out the door, everything is right there. That's why I chose it. You have to walk up a lot of stairs, which was actually a plus for us, because we wanted to get in shape. By the end of our stay, climbing all those stairs had done their magic, and we could climb them without getting out of breath. We arrived in the midst of a brutal heat wave, which of course you can't control. There is no air conditioning, but there was a fan for the apartment. Even though it was hot and miserable, I feel like it was an authentic experience, because most of the town's residents were also suffering from the heat. We just spent our days in air conditioned museums and stayed up late. The apartment was very clean, and the neighborhood is very safe. We had a glitch with check-in, because we couldn't figure out how to unlock the deadbolt. We literally spent 20 minutes struggling to figure it out. My cell phone didn't get any reception in the stone building, and I had to go to the restaurant across the street and borrow the cellphone of one of the waiters in order to call the owners. But we cleared it up and finally got into the apartment when one of the owners came to help us. Once you look at the lock mechanism, it really is easy. I had just never unlocked a door like that before. In retrospect, I wish the owners had met us at the apartment like it says in the description of the Airbnb. They had asked me if it was ok with me to self check-in, and I said we were fine with it. My fault. Another unexpected thing: we have a 9-year-old daughter, and I was surprised how uncomfortable I was when she wanted to stand by the open windows and look outside. It's a long way down, and there are no window screens in France. So if you have children, be aware that you might feel anxious when they're near the open windows of the apartment. But besides those two details, we enjoyed our stay and would stay here again.