The location was perfect. After exploring Valencia on bike and on foot, we really wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. The apartment itself is lovely - it’s fourth floor in what feels like a very traditional building. The space is very well organised and very stylish. We did however encounter a couple of problems which I’ll desribe here...
One small problem we incurred involved getting in and out of the apartment - the door /lock was very stiff so there’s a certain way of doing this. This wasn’t a real issue for us but do think it’s worth mentioning for other guests.
Secondly, as we visited in Winter , the apartment could get very very cold, and feel damp. We really couldn’t work out if the unit worked as a heater as well as aircon and after a few goes (using the tips from the host) we couldn’t get it to work at all. It kept blowing out cold air so decided to give up as we were spending way too much time on it instead of exploring the city! Host was very responsive in leaving instructions when i asked but we couldn’t get it to work after following these instructions. To try and warm up one of us would have a quick shower but the hot water very quickly runs out (after about 3 mins), leaving one of us to have a rather tepid shower!
To conclude, we had a wonderful break. The location was awesome and the apartment was gorgeous but it could have been more wonderful if I found a way to warm up in the apartment. Staying at this apartment in the summer would be perfect but I think more needs to be done for guests staying in winter. Even small touches like tea would be good!
Although the host was extremely responsive, we did miss seeing them in person. I think a quick visit to say hello would have been appreciated. This is something that used to come as standard with Airbnb but it’s starting to lose the personal touch.