My husband and I traveled throughout France in early September 2016 and stayed two night's at Franck's flat in Lyon. It was even better than we were expecting and it was by far the nicest place we stayed during our 10-day trip (we stayed at a mix of AirBnBs and value hotels). The building itself seemed pretty dated and dark when we arrived, and the foyer smelled terribly of garbage the whole time we were there. However this was clearly an issue with building maintenance and not a reflection on Franck's flat, which was gorgeous. It was clean and comfortable and had a great kitchen (espresso included!) and a washer/dryer which was a HUGE bonus for us as we were traveling light and desperately needed to do laundry. The bathroom was modern and spacious with a huge shower - very welcome after a long, hot day of travel. The flat is also air conditioned, which seems petty, but we were there during a particularly hot season and found that most places in France do not have AC. But the best part of the flat was the outdoor deck located right off the bedroom where we relaxed and drank wine every night after dinner. Finally, we so appreciated how easy Franck made the check-in/check-out process. He makes the key available in a lockbox if he's unable to meet you in person, which was so helpful as we arrived late at night and needed to leave super early the day we left. Since he wasn't able to meet us he sent a friend to greet us when we arrived and show us around which was very thoughtful. The only thing I would caution is that the flat is a solid 20-30 min. walk from the city center. Not a huge deal, but if you need to be downtown at a specific time (as we did) be sure to leave yourself plenty of time to get there. Also, I don't know if this was a fluke or if this is just how it is in Lyon but we found it impossible to find a taxi after dinner. We ate at a restaurant that was a 45+ min. walk from the flat and assumed we'd be able to cab back. We started walking in the hopes of grabbing a cab but after 30 min, I think we saw a total of five and then were all in use. It seemed so odd to us because Lyon is a decent sized city (population is half a million) and we were in a busy part of town with bars/restaurants/lots of activity. Just something to be aware of. If I were to do it all over again, I would still stay at Franck's flat as it was right by the Part-Dieu train station, which is what we wanted, I just would have planned my transportation better. Overall I great stay and I 100% recommend it to anyone traveling through Lyon.