Pierre was very helpful getting us settled in and had equipped the flat a few essentials as well as some nice fruit and a bottle of local wine. The views from the flat are lovely, the bed was comfortable and the shower was nice and hot. The tv had a full range of satellite programs but the Paris massacre took over most of the news content. The flat is w2ell placed for some local restaurants and bars and we tried both the Vietnamese one and a local student bar, The Slug and Lettuce. A branch of Chequers provided all the groceries that we required.

On the down side the ad made no mention of the flat being a stiff climb up from the car park as it is on the 4th floor and there is no lift! I am quite arthritic and so if Pierre had not been there to carry our luggage up to the flat we would have had to unpack in the carpark. The flat, like the building is old and rather tired in spite of a modest makeover and the bathroom and cupboard doors are of poor quality and fit. The sealing around the bath was black with mould and the underneath of the kitchen cabinets was very dirty - a bit of a surprise in view of the substantial cleaning charge that was levied. The wifi ran out on the evening of the 2nd day of our stay just when it was too late to go shopping for a top up so I ended up using expensive roaming instead. I was expecting a somewhat better presented unit for the price paid but it was acceptable. It is definitely not suitable for anybody who is not fully ambulatory or has large heavy luggage and this should be made clear in the advertisment.