A lot of previous reviews have described the flat, and I don’t have much to add - it’s indeed perfect, impeccably clean, well-equipped, great wifi, in a fantastic location to explore the neighborhood and the city. Ruzafa is a fantastic barrio - the very heart of Valencia.
There is (way) more than meets the eye though: the owners, Javier and Odile. I have visited more than 70 countries in my life, stayed in Airbnbs, hotels, private homes and all kinds of accommodations you could think of - but I never met the sort of hospitality as they provided. The only time I can recall a similar experience was in the Wadi Rum desert by the local Bedouins.
Javi taught me about Calabrian hospitality - not by talking about it, but by living it. He is not just any superhost, but a force of nature - a one-man little Italy in the heart of Ruzafa, always looking for ways to make our stay more pleasant, promptly answering every question on WhatsApp (and we had had quite a few!), always ready to have a coffee and a friendly chat, showing us around the neighborhood - and this is just a portion of what he and Odile did for us!
This is some next level sprezzatura in hospitality: you have to experience it to understand what I mean because words just can’t do it justice!
Grazie mille, amico mio - we’ll never forget the way you made us feel at home! ¡Hasta pronto!