This is a nice classic French-style apartment in a fantastic part of Lyon, 1/2 block away from Rue de la Republique on the peninsula. Original wood floors, large windows and moldings, the rooms are good size, and being on the 1st floor (we would call it '2nd floor' in the US) means only one flight of stairs. Most amenities are included (A/C, wifi, TV, dishwasher, clothes washer/dryer, and paid parking at an underground garage a few blocks away). The apartment was clean and comfortable. You are above a store that was closed most of the time during our stay, and we only heard the upstairs neighbors a little bit. There is a nice, little bakery right across the street where we got croissants and cappuccinos in the morning. As others have said in their reviews, there is no shower. The bath is a large spa tub, which we could not figure out how to operate, and there is a retractable spray wand that you use to 'shower' yourself, while you're sitting in the bath. The TV didn't work, and we figured out that the remote control batteries were dead and we replaced these. Most of our other negative experience comes from poor/lack of instructions from the host, which we've recommended they consider improving. Also, we do not live in France or speak French, which we admit would help a lot. We drove a rental car and the host provided incorrect instructions on which garage to use, which required us to figure out the correct garage on our own. As a side note, we arrived in the evening after 7pm, and weren't able to communicate with the host until morning. There were also no instructions on how the parking pass process works, how to work the TV remote with the cable offering, how to work the clothes washer, etc. Again, we take some responsibility for these with our poor language skills, but figuring these things out on our own reduced the time we could spend enjoying our time in Lyon by several hours in total. Having detailed instructions available as part of the check-in process and/or posted in the apartment would improve this. Due to the issues noted above, we have given a 4 out of 5 rating. I would also suggest this is not a 'like-for-like' hotel replacement. Rather, it is a good value in terms of cost vs experience - especially with the location and authenticity of the apartment.