This is a lovely apartment. It is modern, bright, well equipped & has beautiful views of the lake & surrounding hills from the rear balcony. Access to the town is easy, being just a fairly steep 5-10 minute walk from the main pedestrianised area of Gerardmer. There is private off-street parking to the front of the building, & the apartment - which is on the second floor - is accessed by a spiral staircase, which is wide enough to get bags up fairly comfortably. The bedrooms are of good size, but being an attic apartment, they suffer from restricted headspace, although this didn't bother my 5'11 son.The bathroom has a nice shower, with plentiful hot water, & also has a modern washing machine. The kitchen has pretty much everything you need to self cater, including a kettle. There is a flat screen TV in the lounge & enough comfortable seating for three or four people. The Wi-Fi is very good.Communication with Francoise was good. She & her husband are nice hosts, ensuring that we were comfortable & had supplies for the washing machine & dish washer. One thing of note, if you are a cyclist with an expensive bike, the options for storage are limited, with me being offered an insecure under croft at the back of the house to store my bike. Fortunately the weather was mixed during our stay so I kept my bike locked in my car, but it wasn't ideal.This place is excellent value for money & I would definitely stay here again. I have no hesitation in recommending this apartment.