The flat is about 10 - 15 mins walk from the center of down (all down hill, so a €3.50 - €5 taxi ride to get back), but it is 2 mins from a bakery and convenience shop, and 3 mins from a small supermarket. The 2-bed flat has everything you need including a washing machine, iron, cooking utensils, fridge, pots and pans, TV etc etc, and is lovely and clean and looks quite new. It's situate in a small street, so is really quiet, and has a limited view down to the sea. Parking wasn't an issue, but the streets are narrow, so don't hire a big car - we had a Peugeot 205 and this was fine. Our hosts couldn't have been nicer - they even baked us a lovely cake - and provided all the answers we needed to make our stay superb. We had a great time!