First, the positives: the location of this apartment is absolutely fantastic. Very close to all the important areas and attractions in Lyon, but also very very quiet. There are three large windows on both sides of the unit, all of them facing a different courtyard. There is absolutely no street noise, despite the building being 50 meters away from Place des Jacobins, and 2 minutes away from Place de Bellecour. The place is spacious, clean, with high ceilings, a large kitchen, and a nice bathroom.
On the negative side, the bedroom window opens into a courtyard that smells pretty bad, not to mention that one of the neighbors also liked to smoke quite a bit. There was a constant smell of cigarette smoke in the bedroom, which may be a problem for some people. The sofa bed in the living room is decent, but not very comfortable for overnight sleeping. Getting the key also involved walking to another location, about 5 minutes away. Lastly - and this is quite a common problem for AirBnB these days - there was no soap in the bathroom, no shampoo, minimal toilet paper, no laundry detergent, no paper towels in the kitchen, and minimal dishwashing soap. We don’t mind buying these, but I know from personal experience that everything we leave will be generally taken home within hours by the cleaning people. Many of these apartments are managed by companies who hire low-income immigrants for the cleaning work. The cost of these supplies can be quite high in some areas, and the cleaning people will have no problems taking home whatever excess stuff is left by the previous visitors.