François was the perfect host. She met us at her lovely home and oriented us to the area. The house had the feel of an old French home and had a lovely sort of garden area and patio to enjoy. It was clean and had a nice ambience. The home was located a couple of miles from the oldest section of Bordeaux and we were able to walk the distance easily. We very much enjoyed the area!
One thing I want to mention about first finding the home: The house is located off of a rather busy street. The house is marvelously quiet, but when you are driving in you have to actually pass the house and park at a parking lot that is very close to the property. It is a one-way road, and the parking lot is about twenty meters beyond the property on the same side of the street. If you drive too fast down the road you will miss it. We parked and then called Françoise - the property is closed off to the road with a gate and she let us in and gave us the key. We had to first drive around the block a couple of times before we realized this fact. Once you learn where the lot is, everything is pretty easy.