My husband and I stayed 2 nights in February 2015 at the Joze family apartment in Valencia. Overall a good stay but a few things could be improved to make it even better and a few things to point out which might be useful for those considering to rent the apartment:-
* Positives:-
- good location, 15 min walk into Valencia centre, great base to explore Valencia
- lovely friendly family/owner
- Owner left lovely welcome treats
- comfy beds
-good email communication with owner
- garage/car park nearby (150m) for our hire car (included in price)
-secure/safe apartment
-public transport at your door (metro + tram)
- supermarket nearby
-very clean apartment
- lots of tourist information/brochures in the apartment
*Negatives:-
-noisy thin walls, could hear people talking in the street below (apartment is on a busy road with cafes and trams)
- very low water pressure in kitchen and bathroom, shower not good, could not wash hair, not enough water
-cold bathroom (no heating)
- thin towels, poor quality
- twin beds only (two bedrooms with twin beds, not a problem for us but thought it was worth mentioning)
-language barrier for English speaking guests (owners did not speak English)
-old fashioned kettle
- no dishwashing detergent ? Only hand soap??
- owner wanted us to sign 2 page indemnity form, first time we were asked to do this, we felt uncomfortable to sign and explained that they did not need this as Airbnb covered them. They may have been new to hosting through airbnb though and did not make a problem out of us not signing, so all was fine.
- not many restaurants nearby mainly kebab bars, pizza etc. But can walk into the centre or catch a tram where there are plenty of restaurants to choose from.