Richie's place is located in a lovely neighbourhood with many shops near the flat. The flat is conveniently located near a Sainbury, Marks and Spenser as well as a few local shops. Other than that, there is an Italian restaurant (Papilio's Italian http://www.papiliorestaurant.com/) that serves amazing pasta. It's just round the corner from Richie's place. The location is rather convenient and accessible as there are numerous buses from the city centre to the place.

However, one thing to note is that Richie's flat is located at on the third (top) floor of the building and it is advisable not to come with a huge suitcase as it will be very difficult to manoeuvre the luggage up the flights of stairs and into the flat.

Richie provided rather detailed instructions on how to get to the flat, and even told us about getting a day ticket for the buses so as to be able to reduce cost. The flat itself was as how it is in the pictures and Richie was even thoughtful enough to provide us with a hair dryer, as well as recommendations on where to head to for a good picnic. All the amenities within the flat were in working order.

As I travelled with another female friend, we were a bit uncomfortable to find Richie's jeans left on the toilet floor on one of the mornings. But other than that, and the huge flight of stairs, everything else was perfect.