Fantastic stay at Amparo's apartment. Stayed with husband and two sons (11 & 3). Amparo stayed up extra late to greet us when we arrived due to our delayed flight. She gave us some good tips on how to get to various places, left some breakfast for us in the fridge because all the shops were closed and even left my husband two birthday treats too. The apartment was so clean and beautiful. Its clear a lot of thought has gone into the design of it. We really enjoyed being in the El Carmen district and felt we experienced the closest we could to real authentic Valencian life. Being so close to the park was a brilliant bonus. You are so close to so many different childrens play areas and it was great to hire bikes for a couple of days from a place just around the corner (bikes 4 people just 9 euros for the day) so that we could explore the park further. We visited Gullivers park and went zorbing outside the Hemisferic next to the Science museum and went to Bioparc too (be aware they dont allow you to take any food into the park, you have to buy there). Also visited the Cathedral and got to see many of the Corpus Christi celebrations, the botanical gardens and the central market. We visited the beach twice by catching the 95 bus that stops just outside of the apartment approx every 10 minutes. But to be honest, just getting lost amongst the winding streets admiring the beautiful squares, architecture and street art are daily activities in themselves. IVAM and the cultural centre are less than a 2 minute walk away. Use Consum thats just around the corner for your nearest supermarket. Amparo has lots of maps you can use to navigate yourself around the medieval streets but I'd advise to also use google maps too, its easy to get very lost! Fantastic communication, fantastic apartment, fantastic location. Thank you so much for letting us stay. We would love to come back one day. Ps try the local dish called Fideua, like a paella but made with short noodles instead - delicious!