This apartment is exactly as pictured on the AirBnB website. Lovely, airy, full of light. Comfortable beds. Great windows for air circulation (we were there post-summer heat). It's location is super - close to the beach and the evening ritual of watching the sunset. I suggest hitting the beach bar at the end of the beach parking lot at least one evening at sunset. Very fun people watching. Reasonable priced drinks. You are close to a Carrfour (sp? not sure about spelling) grocery store, a fabulous bakery across the street from the grocery store, and an excellent farm store down the street from the Carrfour. The kitchen is well equipped, as we cooked most evening meals there. Easy to work with both the stove top and oven. Good selection of pots and pans, and a baking dish. Frig is of reasonable size - even for us Americans with our monster-size kitchen frigs. There are also very good, small family owned restaurants close by as well. And you must make it to the Halles farmers market at least once, more toward city center. Open until 2, but really the fish people, especially, start shutting down around 1p. The bus system, once you figure it out, is close by as well, both the free bus and the "fee" bus. We took the bus to Bayonne that leaves from Park that the Tourism Office is location on. It was a rainy day, but not too rainy with a rain coat for a walk thru the lovely old town, hit a chocolate shop or two and slowly wondered thru the elegant, beautiful cathedral you see from most location. Lunch in Bayonne on another day after riding our bikes to Bayonne via the Anglet bike path. Wonderful ride.
I recommend renting bikes from PedEco on 47 Verdun - as they are open all year long, easy to work with, reasonable prices. You can get a street bike, a mountain bike and an electric bike from these folks. Plus helmets and a lock. The bikes were in great shape.
I recommend taking a Basque Country tour with someone - be sure to get out and see the charming, old villages of the Basque region, sample Basque cake from one of the local bakeries. Worth it.
I recommend taking the train to St. Jean de Luz, then bus 45 (across the street from the train station) to the Rhune mountain experience - where you can hike up the trail (it's steep and long even for folks from the Rocky Mtn region in the US - took us 2 hours) or take the cog rail train up. The view of the Pyrenees and the ocean is nothing short of stunning !!
We took French lessons at the local French School on Republic (about a 5 min walk from the apt) - recommend the school. Teachers are wonderful people. We are the starter class level - so no shame there.
Needless to say - we will be back !