The apartment is well appointed, located near a Coop supermarket as well as restaurants. Overall pleasant neighborhood walking distance to subway/trains. Host was very responsive to inquiries.
It could have been a wonderful stay except for one issue: the building (which is comprised mostly of furnished long/short term rental apartments) is on the train tracks near the Lausanne station. Flying distance to the tracks is less than 50m. If you end up in an apartment that is facing the train tracks the noise (screeching, due to trains switching tracks when exiting or entering the station) is so loud that one cannot keep the windows in the bedroom or living room opened. Even with the windows closed the noise is quite noticeable and jarring. The train traffic goes down past midnight, but picks up again at 5:30 am. Caveat emptor --- bring you earplugs.