The apartment is Valencia was lovely, exactly what we needed for our 5 night break. The photos on airbnb give a good representation and it was spacious and clean. With three bedrooms, it more than met our requirements for the weekend and was excellent value. The outside terrace was perfect for breakfast in the mornings and the kitchen was fully functional so ideal for putting together tapas dishes with ingredients from the fabulous Central Market.

Regarding location, this apartment isn’t right in the centre and it is a bit of a walk to get into the historic town, probably 20 minutes. However we did not mind this and it meant we got to explore more neighbourhoods and find the numerous delicious patisseries near by! We also heavily used the Valenbisi hire bikes and there were a number of bike stations by the apartment. If you don't like to walk or cycle, the metro is really close, only a minutes walk away and can be used to get all over Valencia.

As a host, Mercedes was great. Communication before we arrived agreeing arrivals etc was good, with prompt responses and Mercedes even offered to do a supermarket shop for us if we were arriving late. During our stay, we had some problems with bike hire and Mercedes helped us to get this resolved, saving us a lot of hassle.

We had a wonderful time in Valencia and hope to return soon. We would definitely stay here again and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Mercedes and her lovely apartment to others.