Tis truly is a fabulous location, I would recommend for couples and or small families (young children) only because there is one very small bathroom. Like most all of the buildings in the historic center of St Jean de Luz, they are a bit rustic. This has beautiful stone walls, beams and as such, you need to be comfortable with that rustic style...we are. We came from a Paris apt with similar characteristics. The other favorable aspect is it is on a quiet alley next to the beach, so many of the hotels are on busy streets and alleys which may make it hard to get a quiet setting and sleep...this is uniquely situated close to everything, beach, restaurants, shopping but on a short, quiet alley that terminates into the ocean promenade/beach. There can be, after some interlude between use, a musty smell but that's the stone walls within a building that is probably 18th century so we just opened all the windows which is easy and helped air out the unit (also charismatic of these historic buildings). We did not use the top loft bedroom, which looked nice, largely because of the staircase and the lone bathroom being located on the 1st floor but it's wholly navigable unless you have mobility issues or children under the age of 5 or so (then put them on the bottom floor). The value is just superb due to the location and quiet setting. Finally, Violette is very easy to work with and most accommodating.