Xavier’s apartment was beautiful and spacious, centrally located for easy exploration of many of Bordeaux’s sites. In the summer the top floor breeze and large windows keep the apartment cool (but note that it can be loud at night from foot traffic coming home from the restaurants and bars). The elevator is convenient, but small and not entirely reliable or accessible. And there is a distinction between taxis, which can come directly to the apartment door, and Uber, which can only come to the edge of the central pedestrian district.