We chose this apartment partly because of the reviews that all said how lovely a host Marguerite is, and they were absolutely right. She really does go out of her way to help – on the final evening, she came and knocked at our window to alert us that a parking space had come up outside the apartment, and then stood in the road with us while one of us went to collect the car from the nearby car park, kindly fending off a couple of hopeful drivers who wanted the space also. (Parking on the street outside was pretty busy but there is no problem in the nearby car parks and it’s inexpensive there.) The apartment itself is just as described here. We chose it also because of the location – it is not in the narrow pedestrianised streets of Bayonne and we felt that would be less hectic and also sunnier. It is indeed sunny – in the afternoons and evenings, the sun streams into the big living/dining room at the front. During the day, should you be in, it sneaks in at the back too. It does lie on a road at the edge of town, so there is some traffic, but we only really noticed it in the morning as people arrived and left for the day. Apart from that it is quiet and in the evenings, there isn’t a sound. We also found it very useful to be able to bring the car round to drop off and pick up stuff when we went out for the day, rather than being in the pedestrianised streets. The bedrooms are at the back and you can hear the cathedral bells (not at night - I think they start at 8am) which was just lovely – we have been missing them since our return. The third single bedroom is between the living room and the bedrooms at the back and so has no outside window, but it is a comfortable and quirky little space and my daughter loved it. There are double doors opening into the living room so it is bright during the day. The beds were all very comfortable and there was a remarkable amount of storage around. The décor was also lovely – lots of attractive little bits around the apartment so that it felt like a personal space not a blank holiday apartment. The bathroom has a handheld shower spray rather than a walk-in shower, but the water was hot and powerful, so no problems there, and the two sinks were surprisingly useful. Bayonne was a great place to stay, with a fabulous covered market for daily food shopping as well as supermarkets for basics. The apartment is very central – you are only a few moments from the cathedral, the Botanic Garden, the tourist info, and all the old town with its shops and cafes. The beaches nearby are lovely and the countryside inland was stunning so you have plenty of variety. In...