The best was the transport card that provides free unlimited local transport on trams, trains and buses. The apartment is well connected with the Gare rail station (10 mins by bus no. 1). There's Denner and Migrolino supermarkets just steps away. You can walk to the lake in 10 mins. Though there's a fabulous view of the lake from the balcony, it's currently covered with a semi-transparent cover as the building facade is being painted.