The apartment was spacious, sparkling clean, well-lit, stylish, and well-supplied. The shower is especially great. Though we were concerned about the lack of air conditioning, in fact the apartment was nice and cool even when it was quite warm out. The neighborhood is unusually pleasant, in the late spring amiable and leafy. Rose bushes lined the street. The local residents, generally laid back, like to idle on the banks of the canal, chatting away, or they stroll, jog, or bike along the paths of the embankments. Highly recommended.