First and foremost, Patri is a terrific host! Communication is great. She takes the time to meet her guests, show them around and even emails a long list of all her recomendations while in Valencia. We contacted her twice during our stay with a question and a request and she responed happily and promptly. Our family of 5 stayed in the apartment for 4 nights. We used the sofa bed for our oldest son and all the beds were comfortable and clean. The apartment is located a very close walk to the beach and close to a number of resaurants on the board walk. We chose to stay close to the beach and bus and tram it into the city. With three kids we felt it would be easier that way and we were happy with that decision. However, as in many other parts of Spain, we did find that we needed to plan around opening hours of restaurants and stores. Some close for a good chunk of the afternoon and reopen at 8pm, closed on Sundays or Mondays etc... Just google the opening hrs before you leave, which is easy since the wifi worked great. The air conditioners were wonderful and the balcony is a nice place to sit and dry off beach towels. Th kitchen is a little smaller than I expected. It met our needs of a quick breakfast and lunch and was stocked with all the basics, however, if you plan on cooking gourmet meals, it may be a little tight.
The area felt safe and the beach was calm, clean and very wide!
This was a wonderful spot for a family vacation!