Carole's place was looking exactly as nice as in the photos. We already knew what to expect from the other reviews (for example the long way of stairs). Something that had been improved since older comments was the water heating. I read in some comment that they had to wait for hot water, but since then, Carole told us, that a new boiler had been installed and we had hot water super quickly and it surely was enough to take a hot bath. Only downside to that new boiler might have been that it made a lot of clicking sounds at night which could disturb a light sleeper. The surrounding itself was really quiet. I kind of expected to have a view onto the street from the windows, but you can only see the inner courtyard, which adds to the space being calm. The location was perfect for exploring Bordeaux. It's in walking distance to the Jardin Public which has for example the Science and Nature museum. Carole had a also a lot of tips and a useful self-made guide ready for us at the check-in. The check-out was really easy.