Justine graciously arranged for a very late check-in (very welcome with public transport on strike that week) and her mom let us in and showed us around. The apartment looked even better than in the pictures and is in a quiet pedestrianized one-way alley in an otherwise buzzing part of town. The location is amazing and could not have been more central (technically in Grosse Cloche, according to Lonely Planet), St. Pierre, St. Michel, Pey-Berland are all really close by. And so are many great restaurants, bars, small supermarkets and one of the best bakeries in Bordeaux. La Cité du vin and Gare St. Jean (train station) are a bit further out but reached easily by the nearby tramlines. Highly recommended!