Stayed a total of 6 nights with my husband and our 17-year old son. Mikel was a very gracious and generous host to us. He welcomed us with fruits and stocked our little pantry and fridge with lots of food such as bread, different kinds of jam and cheese, yogurt and even ice cream! He even made sure that we had lots of drinking water all the time.

His place is in an old apartment building which had two balconies overlooking the street. After being on a guided tour for 16 days, this was such a welcome change, making us feel like we had our little home away from home. For the first time in our trip, we really felt how it was to live like the Spanish do.

Since his flat is on the second floor, we could hear the sounds coming from the streets. Even at night, we could hear the music playing in a bar in front of our building but we didn't mind at all. If you don't want to disturbed by the noise, just wear earplugs at night. Mikel even provided us with earplugs...such a thoughtful host indeed :)

The place is always clean, especially the bathroom. Mikel makes sure of this. What you see in the pictures is what you get. What is written in the description is also what you get (such as wifi, etc.)...no surprises.

Moreover, Mikel was always more than ready to help us with places to go to, with directions on how to get there and whatever questions we had. He even has lots of maps and brochures at hand to help his guests. On the other hand, he respected our privacy without our having to ask for it.

At the end, we have gained a friend in Mikel. He is more than a host to us now.

Thanks, Mikel!!! Muchas gracias!