Margareth gave us a nice welcome to her apartment which is about 25 minutes by tram from Bordeaux if they are running well.
We found our way to a nearby shop and bakery then the other direction near the tram stop France Alouette there are some nice restaurants-we had burgers at the Cafe Quebec.
She did make us very welcome and we were kind and respectful of the apartment but we received a really confusing message after we had left. We cleaned where we had used the kitchen, we used the inadequate hand held hoover to clear any crumbs, we wiped over the high chair and we wiped the bathroom round. The towels were placed in the laundry basket when we left. There were some bottles left on the side in the kitchen as we recycle bottles in England and we hoped she would have facilities to do this but they were left next to the bin. We left some milk and butter which we explained and she said this was okay and could use them We would have thrown them away if we had been asked then.
We were grateful for her husband helping us turn the heating down as it was extremely hot!
The apartment is offered as a family friendly space so I was surprised she expected such a high level of cleaning in this circumstance, especially without offering a good hoover and a mop and bucket.
The tiles on the way into the apartment were broken and uneven which were dangerous and the first light on the outdoor path didn’t work.
She was not very helpful in finding a way for us to the airport considering how close it is and she must have visitors going to here from the apartment. We worked out the buses for ourselves and, although I do understand she was trying to be helpful to find us a taxi (we said we expected we couldn’t get a taxi as they probably wouldn’t have a car seat and uber doesn’t have its UberFamily service in Bordeaux) she did delay us getting the bus.
I sent a message to her after we’d left to let her know that we found our way (you can get the 34 from outside the entrance to the vineyard down the road which stops at vigneau and then the number 1 which leaves from the same stop and this goes straight to the airport) and to help her know which buses we had got so she could advise future guests.
I’m sure she’s written us an awful review which I feel is completely unfounded and she has made me feel very upset. We have had a very difficult time in France with the baby being unwell and have found people to be very kind but I was so confused by her message!
Despite this, we did have a lovely time in Bordeaux-it’s a beautiful city. We definitely won’t be back though, don’t worry!