The apartment is close to the Part-Dieu train station and the mall, but about an hour walk from the city centre - on the other hand there are buses and a metro station 15 mins from the apartment going to the centre. Francoise is very nice and friendly and very fast in online communication. The bedroom I was in was on the north side and the sun did not shine there, therefore it was, I think, the coldest room in the apartment and when the central heating did not work for a couple of days it was really cold. A big advantage is that there are boulangeries and grocery stores right down the street.