There were two people, one of the owners and his sister , at the entrance to the apartment
waiting to meet us on our arrival. They had a set of keys and ensured that we understood how to
enter the corral through the external street door, inner security gate and the front door to the
apartment. We were shown all the rooms in turn, kitchen contents and hot water system.
Inside the fridge was a bottle of white wine and large bottle of mineral water as welcome gifts.
There was also a wonderful selection of teas, ground coffee and cream, as well as olive oil and condiments for us to use. There was a supply of all the usual housekeeping items in the cupboards:
washing up liquid, tea towel, cleaning materials as well as toilet rolls, shampoo and towels - nothing
had been overlooked. They had clearly thought of and done everything they could to make our stay
as comfortable and stress free as possible.

As we cannot speak much Spanish they were kind enough to talk to us in English. We asked about
places to eat, food markets and how to get to various tourist attractions and the time it would take on foot. They marked a number of locations on a street map of the city for us to keep, which we used each day and found very useful. We were also given their mobile phone numbers to contact if we had any problems.

The photographs and written details gave an honest representation of the apartment internally and the
facilities available. The information regarding it's location in the centre of Seville and local amenities were also accurate.

The corral was very traditional. It was very quiet inside the corral: we occasionally heard or saw other residents entering or leaving. Within the apartment we could hear the sound of normal daily activities from neighbouring apartments at a very low level which was not disturbing at all.
From the corral you stepped out into a quiet side street which after 40 metres joined the Metropol Parasol. This was a busy area with a central pedestrianised area, numerous eating places and a large indoor food hall selling an impressive selection of fresh meat, fish , bread and vegetables etc.
The square joined an arterial road through the old city making it easy to navigate to other locations, all within comfortable walking distance.