The apartment is very spacious and the location is fantastic for Lyon - it's right across the bridge from the old quarter where many of the sights are, its right next to many shops and restaurants and the main square tourist office. The view from the apartment is utterly gorgeous and I wish we had been able to stay longer to enjoy it more.
Unfortunately we had to shorten our stay because the apartment was too dusty to be comfortable in. In the pictures is looks fairly minimal in terms of decor but in reality it is full of vintage knick knacks and personal belongings. They all give it a certain old school French charm but over the decades they have also accumulated a substantial amount of dust causing both of us to experience allergic reactions by the evening. The apartment seems to be in dire need of a deep clean if it is continued to be rented out to tourists - we saw cobwebs in several corners and dust on practically every surface we touched. We contacted the host but she assured us the apartment was spotless and told us we'd have to go to Airbnb with any issues.
We decided to stay a night and see how we felt. Unfortunately I was barely able to sleep because there is also a mosquito problem in the areas with water pipes (bathroom and kitchen sink) and they made their way to the sleeping areas and buzzed all night keeping me awake. In addition, the towels look like they are far too old to be given to guests - the very old grey towel smelled when I tried to dry myself after a shower. I would have been fine with just buying myself a cheap one somewhere to use for the stay if everything else was ok but this only added to the our discomfort in the apartment. The linen and bedding could also use an upgrade but they did not gross me out to the extent that the towels did (I did drink some wine before going to bed to make myself forget how many peoples' germs were on the sheets since I don't think the washing machine in that apartment does too great of a job). Most of the kitchen appliances were too old for me to feel comfortable using and the washing machine was also too old to really be useful. The sofa that is advertised as a second sleeping area did not even have any sheets provided for it so my mother had to sleep in her clothes.
The next morning I tried to contact Airbnb and their terrible customer support meant we spent a whole day trying to figure out an alternate place to stay. We ended up booking a more expensive, but much nicer hotel but did waste the better part of a day in our trip dealing with this issue.