Claude and Patricia are incredibly gracious and absolutely the best. Claude came to pick me up at the station, even though my train arrived quite late. Then, he and Patricia took time to give me a driving tour of Bordeaux so I would be able to explore the next morning. The room itself was perfect--very clean, and with beautiful furnishings. The next morning Patricia prepared a large breakfast, free of charge, and Claude walked me to the tram stop, which is basically across the street from the house. They really went above and beyond, in every way.
The one issue was that I don't speak French. Claude speaks English, but we sometimes had trouble understanding each other. This made finding each other at the train station a little confusing, but otherwise was not a problem at all. I appreciated Claude's patience and good nature, especially since I had the gall to come to France without bothering to acquire any familiarity with the language!