A short walk from the Mesquita in the pedestrianised centre of Cordoba this apartment has been converted from an old 16th Century property centred around two courtyards (patios in Spanish). The larger courtyard has a pleasant garden and a small pool. The apartment has a kitchen area and living room on the first floor and a bedroom and bathroom on the second floor, where there is also a terrace with a wonderful view of the Mesquita. The apartment was fairly clean and very tidy. The kitchen is reasonably well equipped though lacking a really good sharp knife and with only one chopping board: as we enjoy cooking we wanted better. There is a feeling that the maintenance has gone off a bit - the freezer compartment door was missing on the fridge; the shelf in the wardrobe had not been fitted in properly and screws protruded from the bottom of it, and we asked for two dead plants in large pots to be removed from the terrace upstairs, which they were, but they had been dead some time from lack of watering.
However the apartment itself is characterful and fantastically situated, the plunge pool is a bonus, it was generally quiet at night, there is air-conditioning if required and everything you need for a week in this lovely city. The bathroom is very good, en-suite with the bedroom. Though there is a sofa bed downstairs, the apartment would be a squeeze for four adults and there would be little privacy. However for a couple, particularly if intending to eat out at the many local restaurants, it is an excellent choice.