This is a fantastic apartment for a break in the Pays Basque region of France. The apartment is on the top (4th floor) of a charming building which is a similar age to the classic buildings found in Bayonne. There is a lift to take you to the 4th floor, where you find this newly furnished apartment. The apartment block is very quiet - there is very little noise day or night, especially in the bedroom.
There was plenty of space in the apartment for us (young couple) and our 22 month old son, who spent much of his spare time running around the spacious kitchen / living room area. The owners provided an excellent cot with mattress and our little boy slept soundly each night of our stay. We noted that there was also a spare single bed and sofa bed, 4 people could sleep here if required.
The apartment has a new electric stove, microwave (with grill), coffee machine and washing machine and everything else required for daily life - we cooked here several times and although an oven would be useful, the kitchen is very good. Toilet / shower etc all very good also. There is no free WiFi in the apartment which gave us a real break from work emails etc, but some visitors may not like this (You can pay for a SFR wifi connection or use free WiFi at the Tourist Office).
The owners (Eric and Marie) are very inviting, we were met with a baguette, pate and a nice bottle of rosé. They advised us to contact them if we needed anything at all - we didn't need to, Marie had even left every brochure from the Tourist Office in the apartment for us! One thing to note is that there is no air-conditioning in the apartment. This was fine, the apartment was cool until temperatures soared to above 36 Celsius (which locals said was exceptional) - Eric promptly arrived with a fan to help us remain cool which was a nice touch.
The apartment itself is in a great, central location for strolling through the streets of Bayonne. The supermarket is about 1 min walk away which is convenient. Street parking outside is free after 19h or on Sunday, so we usually parked for 1euro per half day in a car park approx 500metres away. Biarritz is about 15mins drive, Saint Jean de Luz is less than 30 mins and San Sebastien is less than 1 hour drive.
We had a fantastic time in this apartment and Bayonne was a lovely city to base our exploration from. Thank you Eric and Marie.