We enjoyed our stay at Fleur de Lys in the historic Port of Dinan on the Rance River mainly because of its location. It has a great view of the river and is right within the old town with its many restaurants, cafes and pubs. There truly was a picture around every corner and particularly of the Rue de Petit Fort bridge and the steep hill into the old town.
The cleanliness of the property was good but not exceptional (there was dirt on the kitchen floor when we arrived).
The check in process was a lock box and Jeremy the owner had explained that very well to us in emails prior to our arrival.
The accuracy of the online listing as it turned out was not all that great. The apartment looks nice and bright in the online pictures but in reality the bathroom was dark and dingy as was the toilet for which there was no picture in the online listing. The bathroom and toilet could do with a fresh coat of paint, a more modern shower (that's not prone to leaking water on the floor) and brighter light fixtures. The kitchen was minimally equipped and the cook top gas tank ran out of fuel right after we turned it on. Fortunately we didn't really need to use the cook top and didn't have to learn how to change a tank in France.
Communication with the property manager: The email communication with Jeremey before we arrived was excellent. His instruction on how to get there were very helpful as were the instructions left in the apartment. We had been looking forward to actually meeting Jeremy but unfortunately that didn't happen.
Location: As mentioned above, location is this property's biggest attribute. As with real estate, there are three reasons to stay here: (1) location, (2) location, and (3) location. But the property is getting tired and could use a bit of a spruce-up.
Overall, we debated between 3.5 and 4 and finally landed on 4, mainly because of the location and our communications with Jeremy before arriving. The property is tiring as noted above and in comparison with other properties we've rented on this and past trips to France. We had expected Fleur de Lys to be the nicest of the four apartments we rented in Brittany, Normandy and Belgium on this trip. When we sat down at home and reviewed our experience at the end of the trip we had to give it the lowest ranking of the four (N.B. the per night cost was quite similar for all). However, it's location was the nicest surprise of the apartments we rented on this trip.