Noelia was super easygoing, very genuine and kind, such a sweetheart! She spoke many languages, including fluent English, also Italian, German and Valencian.

They have an orange orchard so we had fresh squeezed orange and pomegranet juice for breakfast as well as pumpkin jam (!) I think it's the best breakfast I've had in the 2 month time I've been traveling.

Her house was easy to find with her simple direction. The room was comfortable, fairly quiet, and she kept the house very clean and orderly. I even got my own cleared shelf in the bathroom so I could have a place put my stuff.

She loaned me her computer to book rooms for the later parts of my trip and drove me to show all the modern public buildings in Valencia. They were stunning!

The beach was a short stroll away. But went on for miles with warm water (in late October), white, soft fine sand, easy to walk on. On the way to the beach is a paella, roast chicken and other hot snacks togo eatery. It's how I imagined paella would be like. I think I could be totally spoiled by a beach like this.

I didn't expecting to accomplish much in Valencia as it was a stop over, but it turned out to be a mini vacation within my travels through Europe, and only within a day, which made it that much sweeter. :-)

With her warm and friendly hospitality, where else would I stay?