Paola's apartment is perfect! We stayed for 9 days and loved having the roof terrace, and the space to live comfortably without feeling cramped at all.
Russafa is a fun neighbourhood with loads of great bars and cafes within a stone's throw. It is 20 minutes to the Old Town, you are a 10 minute walk from the metro and the train station. So the location was amazing, and Russafa was our favourite neighbourhood that we explored during our stay. The apartment was quite quiet at night despite the lively neighbourhood, but expect a bit more bustle and noise at weekends.
The apartment itself is lovely, everything is clean and new and worked perfectly.
Paola's husband Luca checked us in at 1am, which was very kind of him! He and Paola even arranged a taxi to pick us up from the airport straight to the flat. Luca gave us a helpful explanation of the apartment, the neighbourhood, and then left us to it - he and Paola were perfect hosts. The document about Valencia was also really helpful.
Overall - we feel we really lucked out in selecting Paola's apartment. We couldn't have asked for better hosts or a better location.