I fell out of love with this hotel the moment I learnt that my 'chambre fumeur' was in fact a 'chambre non-fumeur', that to open a bottle of wine would require a trip to Reception to remove the cork, and that the absence of a work-surface would prevent me from preparing even a very simple meal; and so, overall, that the reasons for my choice of hotel had been almost completely neutralised.
In the interest of balance, the living/sleeping area and the bathroom were very clean and offered room for storage (unlike the wholly inadequately equipped 'kitchen') and the telly worked - essential when your opportunity to take a glass of Bordeaux rouge and a Benson & Hedges has been somewhat curtailed.
Location is deceptively good - transport is excellent, at least for access to the town centre and environs: The tramstop is 3 minutes away and if you buy a btc (Bordeaux Transports en Commune) "Tickarte" - 12euros for a 7-day one - you have unlimited use of buses; use the 'Lianne 1' for getting to/from the airport after you've got your 'Tickarte' from the Relay shops on the upper level of the airport).
You don't have to go the great 'Mériadeck' complex (3 tramstops away) to get you provisions (perhaps the bigger apartments offer adequate cooking facilities?) you can get basic foodstuffs just round the corner opposite the tramstop, as long as you are willing to pay twice what it would cost at Asda or Tesco - and bear in mind shopping for food in France is always relatively expensive.