We, a family of three, spent one week in Valencia. We felt really good in the city.
About the acccommodation:
+ location - 5 min walking distance to the train station and metro (20 min to the airport), very close to the city center (aprox 15 min walking), supermarkets, etc.
+ the apartment is located in China town, so numerous Chinese shops, markets, restaurants, nearby
+ excellent connection with bus lines in the city.
+ very nice host, Fran responded prompt to all our inquires and needs
+ Nespresso machine in the kitchen with coffee capsules. + Apartment pretty well equiped with everything you need.
Following things not necessarily disadvantages, but things that everyone shoud be aware of when they would like to book this apartment. Some of them can be easily fixed by the owner.
- noise coming from the street. The apartment has very poorly soundproofed windows so you can hear every noise coming from the street: people screaming even talking a bit louder, laughing, cars honking, music and so on. So, if you are a light sleeper and want to rest during the night, it is very hard, unless you use earplugs.
- the apartment is situated on the 3rd floor, without elevator and no one in the earlier reviews or the owner in the description mention that. Also the stairs are very narrow and twisted and it is a challenge when you have luggages or different things to carry with you.
- another thing is the smell of sewage coming from bathroom and/or kitchen and this smell spreads on the entire apartment
- there is another smell (food smell)coming from the kitchen hood when the neighbours from lower floors are cooking and using the hood. And you'll have a mix of food smells in the entire apartment
- the washing machine is on the hidden space in the balcony, it is a vertical loading washing machine that smells of mold and moisture. I could not use it, although this was one of the criteria of choosing this apartment
Maybe other people don't care about the above mentioned things, but at least they have taken note of them and can make the best decision when looking for accommodation in Valencia.