We love Bordeaux! Michel’s flat is light, airy and comfortable with two bedroom and two bathrooms. There’s only one working toilet but we (two couples) didn’t find this to be problematic. The living/ dining area is really nice in the evenings. The kitchen is pretty well equipped for an airbnb, I think because this is Michel’s actual home.
We had only a few issues - one is a big mouldy leak in the kitchen ceiling, right by the cooker, which wasn’t mentioned to us beforehand. The second was the mosquitoes in the flat... I really wasn’t expecting this to be an issue in November, but we all got bitten to death! I expect this is related to the damp from the leak so hopefully will be sorted when that is fixed.
We liked the area and although it’s not in the exact centre of Bordeaux (roughly 10 minute walk) it’s lively and full of bars & cafes - and the flat is a couple minutes walk from a huge market, the Capucins.
As for Bordeaux in general, we did a lot of walking around the city, stopping off for coffees and drinks - it’s all very walkable. We enjoyed the market at the Place des Quinconces where we had a great sandwich from the stall run by Kiki Barucq - the duck hearts (!) were amazing. We took the tram to the Cite du Vin which was pretty unusual! Definitely a unique museum experience. I’d recommend it but only if you have 20 euros (per person) to spare - and don’t expect the glass of wine at the end to be very big!
The commuter boat was also a fun experience. We took it from across the bridge up to Chartrons, which I think was the prettiest area, full of boutiques.
Overall we had a really fun time - thank you Michel!