The hosts were fantastic and very flexible with our arrival after we had some issues with the car hire! They also went over and above in terms of providing things for our 1-year-old son, including monitors and toys etc. The location of this apartment is great and really central but not too noisy. There was some noise from whoever was above us but it wasn't too bad and not late at night or anything.
The pool is more of a paddling pool but is perfect for small children and there were lots of toys and buckets and spades to play with. It isn't private, however, the yard is shared with Isobel's parents (I didn't realise this before we booked so more of an FYI than a negative) who are very friendly but it probably did mean we used the space less than we would have otherwise, although it is a great suntrap in the afternoon! The beach is really close and there's a lot to do so we didn't spend a huge amount of time in the apartment anyway. The place itself is basic but a great base to explore the town and don't let the fact that it has no air con put you off, in temperatures of high 30s it stayed extremely cool, as it's an old thick stone building.