The apartment was clean and as presented in the photographs: bright and artfully decorated. The check-in process was convenient. Linda introduced us to our appliances on the day after our arrival and provided general advice. We suggest a handbook (hard copy, non-electronic) summarizing some of the hints as well as the checkout process (we stayed for several weeks - it was easy to forget some of the helpful information). Another challenge for longer stays was storage: Although the apartment's size worked well for us (party of two), we had to get inventive to store / hang items conveniently for a visit that involved both work and pleasure.

We had no issue with the stairs - they were as described. A lightbulb was burnt out in the stairwell at the beginning of our stay, but this safety concern was addressed promptly.

We enjoyed being on a street that was lightly traveled by motor vehicles. Tourists were not present in overbearing numbers either. Noise was not a problem as long as the windows were kept closed. However, as mentioned in another review, a bar is located in the building almost directly across the street. It featured live music beginning at 22:00 and remained noisy as late as 04:00 each night. We are not sensitive sleepers, but we would have preferred to keep a window open at night for fresh air. The unfortunate byproduct of the local smoking laws is that patrons of the bar constantly congregated outside to smoke and socialize … which then filled the apartment with cigarette odour. Those who are averse to smoke or sensitive to loud noise at night might want to consider their choice of accommodation carefully. Similar to a prior review, the apartment's caretaker suggested that we call the bar and let them know about noise issues, but this does not seem to be a realistic solution for tenants (in particular those with poor French language skills). Neither is it a comfortable option to text the caretaker at late evening hours. After all, this is a known and ongoing (rather than occasional) problem, except on rainy evenings when people do not gather outside as much.

Summary: Cheery apartment well suited for 1 - 2 people who travel light and are not sensitive to smoke or noise.