The narrow spiral uneven stairs - five flights up - is inconvenient but doable with light luggage. The top floor is hot (we stayed for three nights in May) and there is no air conditioning. The host provides one fan that does not cool the apartment. Opening the windows was a bad idea as there are no screens and consequently mosquitos invaded. After three nights, we were covered in bug bites. A little frustrating to have no kitchen towels to dry dishes. Most importantly, the neighborhood is unsafe. We were verbally harassed by various men loitering around local businesses. This ranged from cat-calling towards me and aggressive dialogue towards my boyfriend. As others have mentioned, the ceilings are vaulted and we found ourselves ducking our heads a lot. On a positive note, the location is close to a lot of desirable sites, including the tram that gets you to most of Bordeaux.