The apartment is so convenient to the language school and offers extremely comfortable bedrooms with a French flair. We did not use either of the salons at all, but spent most of our time in the kitchen or in our bedrooms.. The bathroom had a great skylight and was very spacious. I also loved the fact that the owners offered bikes for our use.
On the downside, the patio was always in the shade, so it was not inviting to sit outside. The house, too, felt very cold to me, even on a beautiful fall day. We were quite close to a nice park so could easily walk down there to be in the sunshine while doing our homework.
Lastly, there was a stray cat who was absolutely starving and constantly clawing to get inside. We respected the owner's wishes and never let the cat indoors, but couldn't let her starve and it was impossible to ignore her.
The property was definitely clean when we arrived, however there was no key in the lock box and we had to contact a nice neighbor to get access. The chairs were still on the kitchen table when we arrived, and the vacuum cleaner was out, and sheets were hanging on the door to dry.
The cleaners graciously stopped by later to give us a key to the apartment and when my friend accidentally left a couple of belongings in the apartment, the owner arranged for the cleaner to rescue the items and return them to my friend. Very appreciative of the extra effort made by both the owner and the cleaners!