We were welcomed on the first day by Laurena's brother Jon. They were nice enough to recommend a place. And when the toilet broke they fixed it right away. The apartment itself was quite spacious and had plenty of room for my wife and our two kids. It is ideally located three blocks from the beach in a bustling neighborhood in Gros. The neighborhood is full of family friendly restaurants that are quite delicious as well as three or four excellent parks for kids to play at and parents to sit at a café within a few blocks. The only thing you have to get a used to is it is a very urban neighborhood and can be a little noisy. There are some very strong blinds which help but the fact there are three or four bars immediately below you makes for a constant sound. We quickly got used to this. We were here for a month and having a big spacious kitchen with the washing machine, no dryer of course, but this Europe, made a big difference.