Though the host was helpful and cordial, we were thoroughly disappointed with the accommodation, so much so that we decided not to avail the booking and forego the full advance payment that had been made.

The nondescript, almost bare, penthouse room was on the 3rd (?) floor of a building which appeared to be a seedy little hotel called "Cheers".

There were no lifts and the access to the room was through dark, steep stairs. This presented difficulties to senior citizens like us, a fact that was known in advance to the host.

The view from the terrace was that of the sea but beyond a yard full of scrap and old disused machinery.