...Pillows were lumpy, some of the mattress covers were dirty, and some of the mattresses were very thin. Despite the high cleaning fee payable on departure, the apartment was not very clean. There were a lot of dirty dark marks around the doors (I spent 15 minutes cleaning off the worst). I dropped a pill under the bed and found balls of dust when looking for it.
But the biggest problem was that the garage was up 97 steps plus a steep driveway above the apartment, with a difficult exit garage onto the main road. Plus. the garage doors were too heavy to open and so the car had to be left outside. This trip - made twice on most days - was no fun for our daughter, but it would have been impossible for us alone and very difficult for anyone elderly or with young children. And there was no other alternative (signs in the apartment carpark said that cars would be towed away if left anywhere other than your allocated place!). We feel this really should be mentioned on the write up!
The nice new kitchen was well equipped, but there were no instructions in English or French for the new cooker or hotplates and we found it very difficult to operate. The microwave oven was too high for us to reach or operate the controls .
With a few new cushions (the armchairs were not comfortable at all), pillows and a thorough clean we would have enjoyed our stay a lot more. I am not a fussy person, but I was shocked by the above. The chair in the front bedroom was very wobbly and could cause serious injury if anyone tried to sit on it and the main bathroom was very tired - with an over-bath shower that we could not get into to use.
On the plus side.. the shower room was brand new and very nice, and the sea views from the balcony really are lovely plus there is a beautiful path running all along the coastline, accessible right in front of the apartment. Last but not least, Christine the key lady couldn't have been more helpful. She is French, but we're French speakers so there were no problems there.