To begin, Marie’s apartment is in a great location, in a trendy, local neighbourhood. We (a couple) spent five nights there, and dined within 300 metres of the place each night without a disappointing bite. The Quinconces and its tram station is four minutes walk, and the river only two minutes more. The apartment itself is in a beautiful neo-classical building, and is very spacious with a large living room, separate dining room, small kitchen and bedroom. The bedroom is at the back, which helps to mitigate the noise from the street at the front (not a lot of car traffic on the small street, but still noise from the restaurants and service vehicles).
The down side of the apartment is that it is very evident that you are using a space that is a full time home for someone else. The fridge and cupboards are half full of products, and all of the closets are either full of clothes or locked. There was not a single hanger or space available to hang a pair of pants. The decor has very much a second hand store motif.
We didn’t meet Marie, but she was very quick to reply to any questions we had by email or text. Checkin was through a lockbox, which worked fine. We loved Bordeaux, and very much enjoyed staying at Marie’s apartment.