Christiana's apartment is in a very cute part of Lausanne, less than a 10-minute walk from the train station and close to some shopping, restaurants, cafes, etc. The lake is a short walk downhill and the main shopping area is a short walk up hill (maybe 20 minutes to each). I found this to be very convenient for anything I wanted to do, especially jumping out of bed to get on a train. There are also a number of grocery stores nearby. The one downside to the location is that the building is adjacent to the train tracks, which means that trains are very loud when they go by. I found that this rarely bothered me after the first few days, but I would recommend earplugs for light sleepers. The apartment is very clean, with a functional kitchen with stove, oven, microwave, refrigerator, and tiny freezer section inside the refrigerator. There aren't a lot of cooking tools, but Christiana was incredibly helpful when I asked if she had particular things, and even had a couple of critical kitchen tools that were lacking sent directly to the apartment when I was there. She also offered to have someone over to fix a bench that was broken on the balcony, which was very thoughtful. The balcony was a great place to eat, drink, and relax. There was also a desk for working, and space to store clothes in shelves or on several hangers. The one thing I missed was a comfy chair or couch to curl up and relax in, as all the chairs are hard. The bed was fine for my tastes. The bathroom was spotless, the shower worked well, and there was laundry two floors down (with an elevator) that Christiana provided soap and a card for. There was also a bike room in the building, though I didn't use it. Aside from the trains, the building is very quiet, and I never had any problems with loud neighbors or anything. All in all, I don't think I could have picked a better spot for 8 weeks in Lausanne.