My husband, our 9-month old baby and I stayed at Jörg’s place for six weeks from the start of October to mid-November. We really had a great time in Valencia. The flat is clean, spacious and light with some funky antique furniture and lots of storage which came in handy for us with all the baby stuff we brought... (obviously, the flat isn’t necessarily baby-proof – but we made it work!). The mattresses are new and very comfortable. The flat is especially great during the warmer months because it is nice and airy with tiled floors, many windows and a balcony.
We also enjoyed the location of the flat. If you travel without a baby/child you might prefer staying a bit closer to/in the old town. However, for us, the quarter of Les Tendettes/Campanar was perfect. It is a very Spanish authentic area and still only a 15 minute walk to the old town, a short walk to the Turia Park and some other smaller parks as well as a 10 minute walk to the tram stop that brings you in less than 25 minutes to Valencia’s amazing city beaches. The area also has a big shopping centre, local food shops, cafes, bars, tapas restaurants, etc. You can have breakfast for 3 Euros in many places and also cheap and good lunch. The roads are lined by orange trees and we had a palm tree right in front of our balcony.
The communication with Jörg was good and quick. He provided lots of useful information before we arrived and answered my many questions. He was also really helpful when small issues in the flat needed to be sorted out. The local person who we did the check in with and who helped with other things in the flat only spoke Spanish (no English) – but thanks to Google Translate we made it work!
The only reason why we have given Jörg’s flat a total of 4 stars (instead of 5) is that – like many Spanish flats – it has a couple of minor issues... The walls are quite thin so you can hear quite a lot from the upstairs’ neighbours. We were glad to have brought ear plugs and a white noise machine (for the baby)!
Also, when the temperatures went down in November the flat got quite cold since it doesn’t have any installed heating, only two small electric heaters. So you can only heat two rooms at a time. We would recommend bringing warm socks and pyjamas for the nights and mornings if you plan to stay during the colder months. At least the duvets were nice and thick!
Last but not least, the plumbing isn’t always at its best – but we coped! ;-)
Overall we would very much recommend Jörg’s flat to anyone who would like to spend some quality time in an authentic Valencian quarter, especially during the warmer months.