First impression - charming! I loved Colmar, the apartment is darling, the owner nice - went out of her way to pick me up from the train station which was a welcome relief. One of the main reasons I chose this apartment is because it is advertised as having airconditioning.
Although it has air conditioning, this is only in the bedroom upstairs. The living area, kitchen and bathroom downstairs are NOT air conditioned. When I first arrived there from Germany, I thought it would be okay since it was actually chilly in Germany at times. But then the heat wave hit! Oh my gosh! 86 degrees and climbing in the apartment! Even with a fan going, I couldn't take it and finally lived out of the bedroom upstairs as much as possible sitting in front of the air conditioning unit and a fan. Also, be prepared to recycle everything and clean the place from top to bottom including sweeping, dusting and mopping, emptying water from coffee maker, leaving washer machine clean and open, climbing three flights of stairs to get to the apartment, going down into the cellar with your two different bags of trash - organic and non-recyclables - and then traipse across town to recycle any paper/cardboard in one bin and all bottles, cans in another. A heck of a lot of work for vacation, in other words. I sent a message to the owner suggesting that a second unit be installed on the main living level due to the unbearable conditions and since it is advertised as having air conditioning.