I stayed in Merche & Julian’s apartment along with my sister, my mum and my mum’s friend for a week. We were met outside the door and given a tour of the apartment as well as some recommendations of what to see and the best places to eat etc. The apartment was beautifully decorated and remarkably clean topped off with some lovely touches such as a floral arrangement on the table and bottles of water for each of us coming in!
Just opposite the apartment was a lovely cafe (Bar Restaurante Rojas Clemente) and across from that a small bar (Cazuelitas), where in both we made great friends with the locals who were so genuinely friendly and accommodating (we even got a lovely send off from the staff in BRRC).
Also just round the corner from the apartment was a grocery store ‘Consum’ which had everything we needed to pop out and get, and was perfect for when we decided to cook in the apartment instead of eating out.
The apartment is literally only a 5 minute walk from the incredible old town which is home to the most beautiful buildings and quaint streets, not to mention the amazing street art that colours the city. The new town is within walking distance if you fancied a walk round some of the bigger shops but we loved the old town so much we spent a lot of our time there. Taxis are also very reasonable and readily accessible if you wanted to visit the breathtaking Cuidad de las Artes y las Ciencias or the booming marina which are only about a 15 minute drive.
I honestly couldn’t recommend staying with Merche and Julian enough, they were so kind for our whole stay, checking up with us to see how we were getting on, sending on recommendations or places of interest, and I knew I could message Merche any time if we needed anything. If I ever go back to Valencia (which I plan on doing) I wouldn’t dream of staying anywhere other than here.
Abrazos y besos,
Inca