The site of an inelegant redevelopment effort in the 1960's, the core of the neighborhood resembles a slightly run-down Japanese-themed mall.

Khala might enjoy the slightly run-down but cozy atmosphere of Sandrine's, or the laid-back milieu of Polynesian resort simulation three.

Cafes and bistros on slightly run-down streets, for example, have suddenly become trendy spots for dining after performances.

The city's oldest major hotel, the slightly run-down Amazonas is on Adalberto Valle Square, midway between the municipal market and the floating docks.

G Map The dining room in this slightly run-down hotel wins marks for its harbour views - book one of the window tables.

My wife, Betsey, and I visited him one steamy afternoon in July at his slightly run-down old chateau near Javrezac, west of Cognac, in the Borderies region.

He lived quite happily within walking distance of the studio, in a slightly run-down apartment with no telephone, television or radio.

An hour and fifty minutes later we pulled up in front of a slightly run-down fifties-style ranch.

When James and Naila Bateh bought a slightly run-down white house with an expansive porch on 87th Street in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, the appeal was clear.

The slightly run-down feeling of the area adds to the exclusivity and repels the more posh sevillanos, so the boho lot get to keep the place more or less to themselves.