We were welcomed by Elise at the appointed hour - she went out of her way to accommodate our arrival/departures times. Furthermore, she showed us all the practical things we needed to know to operate all the utilities such as the shower, oven/hob etc. She also left us lots of useful information about the area including - and this was very welcome - recommended restaurants and cafes.

Although the host - Guillermo - is absent living in New York he was always very quick to respond to any emails or texts.

In short, we were made to feel very welcome.

The Lavapies area is ethnically and culturally diverse which suited us perfectly as we love food etc from all parts of the globe. The location is also fantastic as so many places of interest are within a 30 minutes walk. More distant areas are also easily reached as the metro station is only 200 metres from the apartment. The area is similarly well served with a reasonably large supermarket, cash points and ethnic shops.