This is a beautiful spacious apartment in the main shopping street of Bordeaux. Sleeps six people comfortably. The living room (salon) is spectacular, high ceilings, lamps, a narrow balcony with views on the bustling shopping street St Catherine. While noisy during the day, the street is relatively quiet by night since there are no bars or restaurants (Sometimes street musicians and drunk or partying groups can be noisy, though, as well as street cleaning in the late morning). The bedrooms are in the back and very quiet. Internet works well and is pretty fast. The apartment is well equipped, and the installations are modern (but not fancy). Bakeries and small supermarkets are a few min walk away. Communication was swift and pleasant. An agency manages the rental I believe. Underground parking in the city center is a big plus. A few negatives (unranked): There are quite a few homeless begging for money in St. Catherine street and sometimes directly in front of the main entrance of the building. There is no access to the building by car means you'll have to carry your luggage and groceries some 300m from the parking garage and then up a flight of stairs. There is an unpleasant smell from the bathroom pipes, sometimes more, sometimes less (the building is ancient, so this is probably unavoidable). The second toilet is in a storage room with a washing machine and dryer, a bit weird but better than nothing. The old doors often didn't close well (e.g toilet door) and door handles were falling off. The kids and we got (temporarily) trapped a few times and almost had to escape over the roof. Some minor repairs would be in order (door handles, closet, lamps). We were told the delayed maintenance was due to the unexpectedly busy pick-up of business after the lockdown. Overall we had an enjoyable stay, and if you're not too picky, I can strongly recommend this place to everyone.