My husband and I and our two teenage daughters stayed in the Back Room for 5 nights. I was led to believe that the room could accommodate 4 people but it was very cramped and uncomfortable for us. It was, in my opinion, only suitable for two people. The family house is in a fabulous location, close to local amenities, restaurants and shops and within easy walking distance of museums, the city centre shopping area and some delightful designer shops and antique shops. We stayed in separate accommodation behind the main house, which bore more of a resemblance to a shed than an apartment. While the supply of hot water for showers was adequate and the towels provided by the host were the most luxurious I have ever had the privilege to use, we were unhappy about the absence of a wash hand basin in the bathroom. The makeshift bathroom door meant that privacy was not afforded to family members using the toilet. There were no windows in the accommodation and there were two rows of glass panels in the roof so it was very hot most of the time but the host provided us with a very powerful fan which went some way towards keeping down the temperature. She also gave me the loan of an electrical adapter when I realised that I had brought a wrong one with me. A few clothes hangers dangling from curtain tracks were provided for clothes so the girls and my husband had to live out of their suitcases while I managed to store a few garments in one tiny set of drawers, about the width of a school ruler. The rest of my belongings were also consigned to my suitcase! It was very trying to sort out our daily clothing needs in the limited space in which the four of us found ourselves. There was a lot of storage space in the ‘ Backroom’ but the shelving, which was fronted with curtains, was all taken up with the host’s possessions! I was very pleased with the ample fridge which was ideal for storing the lovely fresh food that was readily available from shops only a few doors away from the house. Cooking facilities were very limited but that was not an issue for us. It was not possible for us to use the dining table provided in the Backroom because of lack of space and we could not use the garden table just outside our accommodation as that was invariably taken up by the family in the evenings when we wanted to use it! So we used our beds as seats whenever we ate in! Cutlery and crockery were provided in an open shelf beside the bed so they were subject to a lot of dust. The invasion of our privacy was very upsetting. One of my first recollections was of seeing my host’s foot through the partially opened door of the shed which we occupied. She was seated right outside our...