Regrettably, our stay was a huge disappointment.

We booked that place (private room in the 1200 m2 apartment) 6 months in advance, completely trusting the listing details. The kitchen (space where people can cook their own meals, as Airbnb describes), cable TV, and other amenities were listed and therefore became the parts of the contract. Alas, we didn’t get them fully as expected.

Upon arrival we found out that we will be sharing the apartment, bathroom and toilet with the owner. This was not what we expected. The host Martine did not mention in her listing that she will be living with the guests and the bathroom and toilet will have to be shared. This is a veritable obligation of an owner to disclose all information pertaining to the property truthfully.
Martine doesn't speak English, and her English speaking friend helped with translation to help us to understand better our "territory”.
We were told that we couldn’t use kitchen, and were not supposed to eat in our room. She confirmed that we were not to watch TV. Besides, she said: ‘’you do not understand French anyway..’’ And when we said that we wanted to watch Euro2016 football, she said that we could do it any nearby sport bar.
Seeing our frustration, she said that we don't have a choice but to stay here since the city of Lyon is overbooked due to the European football championship and that we will not be able to find other accommodation. Eventually, we were allowed to have morning coffee and afternoon tea in the kitchen, but not cooking, contradicting to what was said in the listing. Martine was always present in the kitchen while we were having a cup of coffee or so. In the evenings the door to the kitchen was firmly closed. And by the way, there were no locks in the bathroom and toilet.

We were not met with warmth and hospitality. From the very beginning we had a feeling that we were not welcome, that all what was our host concerned about was primarily her convenience.
We decided to stay positive and to make the most under the circumstances. Martine warmed up a little by the end of our stay, and we parted with her amicably and in a civilized way. She allowed us to leave our luggage till 3:00pm, for which we were grateful.
But our expectations were clearly not met