Christine's apartment was a great fit for our family during our visit to Bordeaux. While it's located a ways from the city center, it really is a quick ride via Bordeaux's excellent tram system. The apartment is in a quiet residential complex. If you don't feel like venturing into the city center, there are host of small shops, restaurants, a market, and a bakery nearby. While we didn't end up using the pool, it looked beautiful and nicely maintained. A big plus was the well-stocked kitchen and pantry, which made it easy to prepare some meals when we didn't want to go out and eat. Communication with Christine was great -- she replied quickly to all our questions. Christine was also a very gracious host. She also helped us get a taxi to the station when we left and, when it didn't arrive on time, waited with us for almost an hour trying to arrange transport! We would definitely stay here again.