Jose was very helpful prior to our arrival, letting us know all possible information about the city, neighbourhood and nearby beach. Sadly he was not there to greet us upon arrival, and some confusion occurred when we had to contact his mother to allow us into the apartment - he did warn of this so it was not that bad.

The apartment was lovely, very clean and spacious and can easily accommodate 4 people. The flat was in a block of what appeared to be other flats occupied by some families and small groups, so the building was quiet. Everything like the TV, WIFI and kitchen appliances worked perfectly, there was washing up liquid present and Jose kindly made sure some bottled water was in the fridge because the local water tasted a bit funky.

Having landed at the airport we took the metro to the most east part of the city, which for a 4 person single ticket cost €16.90, and walked up the beach to the apartment - this was quite a long walk especially with luggage in the intense Spanish sun, so instead I would recommend taking the metro into town and then taking a bus to a point nearer the apartment.

There were multiple bus stop very near the apartment, one for getting into the centre of town and another for going to the southern part of town (e.g. where the Oceanographic and other City of Arts building are), and a 15 minute walk away was a stop for another route that takes you near the Bioparc (zoo). 4 single tickets from the apartment to town cost €6, which was brilliant because taking day trips to town was not a financial issue.

There was a Consum supermarket literally 30 seconds from the apartment, which had everything you would need including beach items, sun cream, plus all food including fresh fruit and meat. Also, 1 litre of bottled San Miguel for €1, unbelievable!

The beach was around a 2 minute walk from the apartment, which was awesome because you could become salty from the sea, sandy from sunbathing or oily from suncream and quickly go back to the apartment to wash off before doing something else in the evening. The beach was beautiful with clean, soft sand and warm, clean water. Waves were present but generally not large enough for surfing, but large enough the cause breakers. While sunbathing, there was a pleasant seabreeze to keep you cool, but was slightly dangerous as it might make you think you are not burning which you definitely are in Spanish sun.

Overall the best things about the apartment were how clean it was, how close the supermarket and beach was, and how close bus stops were.