Eldys house is in such a beautiful location, just a few steps from the beach and sea, where we enjoyed wonderful swims. The breakfasts and evening meals that Eldy and Diothen (sorry if I spelt your name wrongly!), cooked for us were always delicious, using fresh local ingredients, nicely presented...The room itself was perfectly adequate for our needs with a safe and a good shower...It was unfortunate that we did not realise until our leaving day that there was a Cadeca/somewhere to get cash out in the village - Playa Larga. Otherwise we would have gone on one or two excursions. We would also have been able to pay Eldys for our stay more promptly! However, we did walk into the nearby Zapates National Park and saw some of the fauna and flora there. Eldys was helpful and patient in phoning a taxi company for us and probably for negotiating that we did not have to pay for our onward journey to Trinidad as we had already paid for it, in Havana! I intend to learn more Spanish before my next visit to a Spanish speaking country as I couldn't get my phone to do Google translate!

The host cancelled the booking 48 days before the arrival date.

Sarah's apartment in Castle Bromwich is a great place to stay, especially as she let me make full use of her kitchen and living room, to watch tv etc. She also has a beautiful cat called Lily. The only problem for me was the distance from central Birmingham: don't rely on the buses to get to a meeting on time, on Saturdays anyway...

I enjoyed staying at Carmel's very much. Although I only had a single room which was a bit small, the bed was comfortable, the tv worked better than mine at home and the bath(shower)room was nearby. The big plus for me was that I could use the kitchen to prepare meals and snacks. Carmel was friendly and helpful about where to shop, catch the bus etc. Very good value...