I highly recommend staying at Valerie's place. Valerie and her husband were completely available via text to answer any questions I had. Valerie arranged a taxi to pick us up at the end of our stay to take us to the airport, something that I was worried about. She handled it all and it went perfectly. In addition, any questions I had she immediately responded to. The location is beyond exceptional. The restaurants, shops, and sites were all in the immediate area. We walked just about everywhere and when we didn't, the bus, train and metro were a few steps away.