1. Location: ABSOLUTELY SUPERB. There is a little market right across the small road where you can get water, snacks, etc. It is probably 2 minutes walking to the Central Market. Also 1 minute from a great coffee shop in a little square. EXCELLENT EXCELLENT LOCATION. You can't get a better spot to be in for Valencia!
2. Check-in: Very easy, self-check in, no issues here at all!
3. Communication: There were multiple times I sent a question to the host and he responded in a way that made absolutely no sense at all; like he wasn't even reading my question. First I asked, is the train the best way to get to Valencia from Barcelona, and he responded that we would arrange check in instructions closer to the stay. I got a message from him the second day we were there and he said something about checkout time and lockers for baggage, but we were there another 3 nights. I think that he may be trying to respond to multiple messages at one time and got it mixed up? Not sure. Once we were checking in, I had to communicate with the host's mother as the host is not local, via whatsapp. She was nice and responsive.
4. Decor/View: SUPER cute place. Decorated so well. However, the hammock chair pictured on the terrace is no longer there. Even then, the view from the terrace is incredible and it is a wonderful spot to have a churro or hot chocolate or wine or whatever you fancy! This view was really a huge perk!
5. Cleanliness: The flat was very clean, but there are ants so you need to take precautions for those; don't leave food out, or items much on the floor.
6. Amenities: There is no coffee provided and that would be a huge huge help. Maybe a simple espresso machine, with the little espresso cups, especially for the price you are paying for the flat. The toilet seat was a little loose, it needs to be tightened up. But the biggest problem we had was the shower. The first day we arrived, you couldn't use the shower at all because it wouldn't drain and flooded. We contacted the host's mother immediately and she told us to use the hand held part of the shower instead of the rainfall. We agreed, disappointing as that response was. So we tried it again that evening and it still didn't work. It was clear the drain was clogged. We contacted her again and the next day she sent over someone who cleans for them to pour a drain cleaner down. We were instructed by that lady to rinse it out in 15 minutes which we did, and that did the trick. The shower worked great after! I found the bed to be a bit stiff. The TV in the living area worked great and had Netflix! Wifi worked great.
7. Price: I felt this was pretty reasonably priced but I think they maybe haven't visited in awhile as I said, the shower was clogged, the toilet seat is loose, there are ants... and no coffee. This small things add up and if taken care of will make a big difference. However, the host's mother did instruct me to leave 25 euro per person per night in the flat...I didn't understand why, and I checked through all the bookings through airbnb and decided that this shouldn't be the case. I have had this be the case before in Italy, where there was a small nightly room tax (but it was very small), and it was always noted on the listing beforehand. But here, it wasn't on the listing, the booking, or anything. For our four nights, that would have been 200 euro...So I did not leave the money and she did not say anything else about it. This could have been another case of them having too many messages and meaning to send that to someone else. Not sure.
8. The apartment complex: There is a terrible smell in the hallway of the complex. In the stairs, the elevator, everywhere; it even seeped into the flat one day but we aired it out with windows just fine. It is like a mixture of urine and cat litter. Perhaps it is the way the sewer systems are since it is such an old city. It was really gross either way.
Overall, I would recommend this as a great place to stay because of the location, view, and general feel of the apartment. The problems we did have can be overlooked in my opinion.