Eva is a lovely host and the apartment is perfect (just as it looks in the photos).
We were welcomed with a bottle of bubbly and the traditional cakes. It is clean and tidy with everything you need and plenty of towels, etc. I would definitely recommend using Eva's apartment and hope to go again one day.
Our taxi from the airport to the apartment got the area right but didn't know where the road number was so we ended up walking for about 10 minutes! Consequently, I asked Eva to get us a taxi back to the airport, which turned out to be her brother, KIKO. He was very nice, spoke English and had all the information about Valencia. He recommended having paella at the beach area as it is more authentic than in the old town, using the rice that they grow in Valencia.
Eva was very helpful and happy to answer any questions by text or Whatsapp. She told us which buses to use for the old town centre and the beach. It is about 15 minutes to the centre on the bus and about 30 minutes to the beach. The old town is very interesting with lots to see and the beach is enormous so no crowds.
You should visit the oceanarium, arts and science centres as the buildings are amazing and they are surrounded by water so it's a lovely place to sit and relax. There are beautiful gardens which run all the way through the city from the port, which used to be the river. It's a big city so the tourist bus is
well worth a trip. It has two routes which you can use with the same ticket to see the historic places plus the modern centre, marina and beaches, etc.