Jose made us welcome from the first exchange of emails and he and Carmen were both extremely welcoming in person, too. They had thought of everything and made us feel completely at home down to leaving us a laptop and phone to use and coffee beans ready in the machine.

We loved the flat and the area which is still a little edgy but has fab individual shops (great vintage clothes), cafes, galleries and restaurants. Perfect - oh, and communications are easy, too, with 67 bus taking us down to the left bank and the metro right by us.

We had a wonderful weekend - thank you so much!