The apartment is spacious and tastefully decorated. Although it is run by an agency it did not feel bland but you felt like it was a real home.
It is close to the main sites and nice restaurants. We took a walking tour with a local official guide which was fantastic. She took us to most of the places we had on our list of must sees, plus some that we would never have found. The starting point is at the Tourist Office on Via Maqueda - 5 minutes walk from the flat.
We walked everywhere. After dark it felt a little scary because the area is in the middle of being regenerated but it is still run down and the streets are dark.
We were grateful to be able to arrange to be let into the apartment for a small supplement late at night (we arrived at 23.00 hrs).
The only downside was the noise. A bar just across the street from our bedroom played loud music until after midnight and the market stall holders shutters were banging open as they set up early in the morning.