We arrived at Claudio’s apartment earlier then the check in time around 11-11:30am. Having already been contacted by Claudio the days before, he had already made it clear it was absolutely fine for us to leave our bags and pick up the keys so that we could go out and make the most of our stay in Valencia. On arrival the host was making small touches to better the apartment such as cleaning, and even painting some of the areas that had been damaged previously.
The apartment itself was outstanding, great interior designs and decor with a very homely feeling. Not only are the facilities great, the location itself is even better. Located right in the heart of the old city, take a right out of your apartment and it offers you a simple and quick walk back into town where you can locate many wonderful sights. Take a left, and you are a 30 second walk from the Royal Gardens.
We learnt quickly from our evening stroll that Valencia’s beauty comes not only from the attractions that it offers, but by simply walking street to street, locating all the hidden gems and appreciating the delicate architecture of every individual building.
In order to make the most out of our stay we decided to hire bikes (I’d highly recommend this!) in order to cycle the length of the park down to museu de les ciències príncipe felipe y l’oceanogràfic. This is one of the most amazing places I’ve been and by cycling, you get to experience much more of Valencia’s natural beauty, the cycle took us no longer then 15-20 minutes including some stops to take in the scenery.
At the end of the day we returned our bikes and headed back to the apartment. After a quick siesta, we headed out for some food before packing and getting ready to leave the next day.
Our experience in Valencia was second to none, the apartment was amazing and Claudio once again, was very easy to communicate with, extremely friendly and very flexible with checking in and checking out times. The location was superb and the apartment itself was a great space to spend time in. I’d highly recommend staying here to anyone wishing to get the most out of Valencia! Hope you enjoy your stay as much as we did!