Without question, Pepe is the consummate host. Like other reviewers have said, he truly welcomes you to his apartment, his neighborhood, and his city. He is available by phone for the smallest question or concern. Pepe has a warm, engaging personality and enthusiasm. He spent hours at the first part of our stay giving us a more than complete welcome experience.

On our day of departure, Pepe followed us to the car rental return at a local train station. As fate would have it, we ran into a frustrating, hair-pulling billing snag with the rental car agent who did not know how to operate the company's computer system. We had no time to waste because we had to take a bus to Lisbon. Pepe took us to the bus station and then returned to the rental car company. He worked with the agent to straighten out the billing mess. Then Pepe drove our corrected bill back to the bus station and handed it to us with his characteristic smile. He is a real prince of a person. Saying goodby to Pepe was one of our sad moments in Seville.

His apartment is as everyone else has described. Spacious and filled with all the accoutrements of a fine home. In fact, it was the home that Pepe grew up in.

The location is ideal to reach all parts of the city while living in a non-tourist neighborhood. We spent most of our days out and about the city. We were within 5 to 15 minutes of walking to most city attractions. We appreciated that Pepe had provided a full pad of maps to Seville so that we could always have a fresh one to take with us each day.

We arrived in Seville by car and found that parking requires some good fortune. The truth is that both driving and parking in Seville is not for the faint of heart. If you have some extra euros to spare, you can always leave your car in a secured underground parking facility about six blocks away from the apartment.

Salut Pepe!