This apartment is right in the center of all the action! It is within walking distance from hundreds of amazing restaurants and attractions. The city lends itself for walking around and the location of this property allows you to enjoy it all without having to Uber or Cabify (recommended over other apps) a lot. We were able to walk to the meeting point for most of the tours we took and it is also just a short 10 minute walk from the Nord station and a few grocery stores.
The property is a no-frills space that has all the amenities one could wish for when staying abroad. Being honest, when travelling, you don't spend a whole lot of time in your hotel/airbnb. You go out, you breathe in the sites, you visit places, and so on. With this perspective in mind, Oscar's apartment checks all the boxes!
First, the not so good. The building is old and it shows its age a bit. The elevator is tiny. It barely fits two people with backpacks and a roller suitcase. Once outside the elevator, the foyer was a bit too dim for our liking. It just made it somewhat difficult to insert the key into the lock without having to use our cell phones to light the area. Valencian people live life later into the evening so expect some city noise to creep through the windows but not enough to disrupt sleep. Also, be ready to find some creatures of the night still lingering outside the building on weekend mornings if you're an early riser as there is a nightclub that shares one of the entrances to the building. Having said all of this, we never felt unsafe. We were simply caught a little off-guard. If anything, it reminded us of a time when we could have very well been the people outside the club... having fun and partying is just part of being young!
Now on to the good! The place was very clean, the kitchen has everything you need (appliances, utensils, space, etc), the fridge is standard in size (you can fit a normal grocery shop for an entire week comfortably) and the lounge area is ample and inviting. There's plenty of closet space, the air conditioner works perfectly, it has a washing/drying machine (we didn't use it so I can't comment on it), and we found the bed to be very comfortable too (firm mattress).
The bathroom is quite small but, hey, it's a bathroom. Don't expect to share this space with anyone else. On the plus side, the water temperature was very pleasant. We have two very different descriptions of "nice" temperatures when it comes to showertime and we found both settings without any fuss.
Amenities directly around the property include a bike rental downstairs, cafes, restaurants, fast-food places, and a 30 second walk to Plaza del Ayuntamiento.
All in all, communication with the host was excellent and the check-in process was smooth. He answered all of our questions about the city and how to get around. He also offered to help us out at any moment if we needed anything at all. The property isn't luxurious but that's not what you are here for and it isn't what the host is selling. The bottomline: If we were to visit Valencia again, we would stay at Oscar's apartment in a heartbeat.