My friend and I had mixed feelings about our stay at Patxi's - the space was very affordable, although definitely bare bones -

We were frustrated, however, for a couple reasons - although Patxi was very friendly and relatively responsive - we had to wait for about an hour when we arrived to be let in, although he had instructed we could come at any time.

When we arrived the space, although clean, had not been completely set up - the beds were not made, and laundry was still hanging outside, and had to be taken in / arranged, etc.

There were also some issues with the shower drainage (we believe it needed a good unclogging), although Patxi did swing by the day after we asked to deal with it.

Our main issue, however, was that halfway through our stay both my friend and I realized that we were becoming completely covered by bites in the house - every morning we would wake up with a new series of bites and bumps all over our arms and legs. The weather was too cool for mosquitoes (which further we did not see anywhere), and while we concluded it was not bed bugs, we think we might have gotten fleas - upon examination of the bedsheets and the couch coverings neither seemed completely clean.

Finally, when we left we had contacted Patxi about checking out and what to do with recycling and trash, but did not hear from him; nor were we certain on the best way to leave the space.

I hate to dwell on the negatives here, aside from the above, our stay was pleasant - the apartment was spacious, and equipped with basic necessities, and the location was close to both public transport and the main beach areas. It would have been helpful though to have some sort of manual or explanation of the apartment / areas.