I really wanted to love this apartment. The architecture is beautiful and the location on an old ancient narrow street is one of the reasons I love Bordeaux so much. That said, when I got to the apartment I was disappointed at the quality of furniture/finishes/etc. It looks a lot more designy in the photos (again, the architecture, big windows, entry courtyard, high ceilings, all great. Truly, we were drawn in by the fancy chairs in the photos). In person it felt a lot more like a flipped apartment with hostel vibes in a gentrified neighborhood than an authentic residential apartment.
The main issue we had was with the smell. We noticed it immediately on arrival and identified its source as the shower drain. We messaged the host and they advised us to turn the shower on for a bit to get rid of it, so we did that and it went away for a little while. But when we woke up in the morning it felt like waking up in a sewer, and also realized that my partner had left to sleep on the sofa in the other room because the smell was getting to him. The shower is near the bed so the smell is really unavoidable. We left after one night, and stayed the other two nights at a hotel.
The folks we were communicating with were very hospitable, the place was otherwise clean, check in and check out were a breeze. Other than it obviously being a flipped apartment and the really awful smell, I would’ve liked it. I’m sorry I can’t leave a better review.