The neighborhood is a great place to be based. It is not touristy. There is a big square nearly where all the locals congregate. Many eating options and a useful guide from Luis as to which of the many places to try. All the ones he recommended were good.

The area is only about 30 minutes walk from the tourist sites and well served by buses. It is close to the river which has a fabulous walking/ cycling path.

The only thing I would say if you are coming from a country (like Australia) where smoking is rare is that you should realise that many people smoke in Spain. If you find this an issue then you may want to look for a non-smoking house. Luis's house is lovely but like all houses in which there are smokers it is obvious when you step through the door. Having said this, I think this is likely to be an issue in many home-stay places in Spain. To be fair to Luis,this information was in the "Rules" section of the AirBnB web site but I missed it.