Marta was very helpful and charming and the apartment was very central, but located in a quiet courtyard away from all the tourists. It is a great base if you are spending all day away but may be a little too small if you are wanting to cook and eat in the flat every night. Luckily there are fabulous restaurants (go on the side streets away from the tourist places) and there is a great cafe outside where all the locals go for their morning coffee which we would recommend.

The shower head needs replacing but the biggest issue was one night when a group of people who were staying next door (another flat owned by Marta) arrived after 11 pm and talked and laughed really loudly which woke us up. The internal door between the flats was so flimsy that you could hear all their conversation. I would suggest a better door or curtains put up to muffle the sound.

We felt safe staying there and it was so easy to walk around to all the central places. The bast part was exploring the local area early morning or late at night when all the tourists groups were not around.