Great location with proximity to the old quarter, the river, trams and bikes. The area is noisy because it's on a major thoroughfare and this was only a problem because of the extremes of heat Bordeaux was experiencing that necessitated keeping windows open. Thankfully there was a fan above the pull out couch. It was too hot to sleep in the upstairs bed. Once the windows were closed it was blissfully quiet. The apartment has a great layout and all you could need for a stay -even chilled wine on the fridge in arrival. It's mostly students that live there in the building and, being summer, they had gone home so the building itself was quiet. Thierry was happy to provide suggestions on where to go and made our check in/out easy. The lift makes accessing the property easy. Thanks for hosting us