The arrangements for meting up put us at our ease. Natalia was working so she arranged for us to be met by her mother-in-law, Esperanza, a lovely, friendly lady who apologised for her English, which is far better than our Spanish. As has been pointed out in many reviews, the apartment is very clean, comfortable and convenient for walking into the city centre. There's a taxi rank 20 metres from the front door and the tour bus stops on the Alameda (100 metres) or beside the Corte Ingles on the way to the centre (300 metres). A further 300 metres past the Corte Ingles is the Plaza Nueva where there's a tram terminus. The other terminus is the Plaza San Sebastian where you can by a 3 Day bus and tram ticket that costs €11.50 and gives unlimited access to the tram and the city buses. The C5 covers the inner old city area and the C3 goes around the edge of the old city. Seville is a beautiful city with lots to see and Natalia's apartment is the perfect base from which to explore it.