Vieux Lille - Hypercentre - Terrasse

😊: It’s only a 20 minute walk ( via cobbled roads and pavements) from the station and most of the places to see.There were lots bars and restaurants nearby. The flat would be better for two people but the living space is very cramped for four adults. The beds were comfortable.. 😢: We were four adults. The living space was inadequate . One 2 seater settee and 2 fold away plastic camping type chairs and a small fold away camping table which occupied most of the space when out.( There also were 2 bar stools, no good for the table). The stairs are steep , narrow and dangerous. Other places had similar stairs but with handrails. There were no hand rails in the accommodation. Unfinished laminate flooring on the landing was a trip hazard. The en-suite bathrooms were en-suite showers and sinks. They were nice but it was a long and dangerous walk down steep , narrow stairs at night to the only toilet (on the ground floor opposite the front door). Also there was no sink in the toilet room and no hand towels were provided. There was no internet , television or streaming service. We reported this soon after we arrived. It took the host more than a day to reply and tell us to switch it off and on again. We explained we had done that. His only advice or action was to tell us to try again. It was not resolved before we left. The phone signal in the apartment was bad so we had trouble using our devices to look anything up or book anything. The so called terrace is the space outside the apartment. It is not fenced off. There was a battered table on it and sometimes one old chair . On our first evening several people gathered outside, some smoking, they even had a cat in a pet carrier on the table. The rest of our stay it was occupied from time to time by a neighbour who was not unpleasant but was persistent in sitting there even after we spoke to him. Even if he wasn’t there, there were not enough chairs for us all to sit outside together. Also , the key got stuck in the lock most days and needed quite a bit of wiggling to get it out. Our scores reflect what was provided compared to the description on the site. Unhelpful host, not spacious, no internet, no use of terrace..