The (many) good bits:
* The most important good bit is that Maria is very responsive to messages. We had a lot to discuss, and she always responded to me within minutes.
*The apartment is great, very clean and well appointed. The air-conditioning was a godsend with outside temperatures in the mid 40s. Be aware that there is only a microwave and hob, no oven.
* There is a vast selection of restaurants just round the corner from the apartment, along with a small supermarket which has everything you might want for basic needs.
*The walk to the area around the Alcazar and Cathedral takes only 20 minutes, and there are a *lot* of interesting shops along the way
The not so good bits:
* Getting the car parked was a nightmare. You need to be aware that the only way in to the garage is to turn left into from the street. If you try to turn in from the right (as we did) you will get stuck. Once you are into the garage the parking space is extremely narrow, even by Spanish standards. It took me literally 30 minutes to manoeuvre the car into the space: I literally had two centimetres on either side. Maria reckons this is fairly normal for Spain, but for someone used to UK parking spaces it initially looked impossible to get into.
* There were a number of minor irritating maintenance issues that needed attending to when we arrived. This was because other visitors hadn't reported them which is hardly Maria's fault. As we left a handyman was arriving to fix everything, so nobody else should have a problem.
All in all we had a great stay. Thank you Maria, especially for having patience with us when we were getting frantic about the parking.