The apartment looked very intriguing from the photograph and it reality it was an Aladdin's cave of interesting things and spaces to look at and enjoy. There were things that I associate with traditional French homes (especially in the kitchen area which was well stocked with everything that we needed), her own collections of clocks, ceramics and hens (some in old wire bird cages) to dressed mannequins (giving a curious and interesting edge). The apartment has a good lot of plants (these were doing particularly well as the apartment is well lit through windows along its south facing wall overlooking the gardens of the neighbours) and an oriental day bed that is ideal for simply reading a book while relaxing. I am sure we could have enjoyed the apartment even more except of course we were there to enjoy Bordeaux which is a really vibrant and busy city with a lot of history. The welcome was positive and we enjoyed the wine and canapés that had been prepared for us. Unfortunately we were an hour late arriving, but in the event this was not a problem for our host. The apartment's location is on the edge of the centre of Bordeaux and this was a real positive in that it was very quiet (we all slept well) and yet in a few minutes walk you are right in the middle of the centre of the city.