I stayed here for 7 weeks. This apartment was ideal. I was with my 17 year old daughter. First, Ruzafa is a hip and very safe place to stay. There are tons of terrific options for restaurants on our street as well as within a 5-10 minute walk. But if you like to eat in, you can go to the market that is 2 steps out of our door, or to the Ruzafa Market a few blocks down that has fresh fruit, veggie, fish, meat, cheese, wine etc, that you can prepare at home. There are places to see music and dance if you want to experience the night life as well. It is very kid friendly too. There is a little place called Ubik down the street and they have music each Sunday that kids and adults can enjoy. Very fun.
We were also very close to city center, and 3 miles from the beach. We rented bikes and rode to the beach. Most streets have bike lanes, so it is easy to get around. We walked to the beach a few times to as exercise. There is a beautiful park with the aquarium and other sites within a 20 min walk too. The location really is so great. We traveled to other parts of Europe during our stay, and were close enough to walk to the train station and airport was just a 20 Euro ride.
We left the week of Fallas, but our road was already closed and we were literally right in the action with some of the most beautiful lights and Fallas displays in Valencia. It was so much fun.
The apartment is very light and sun is always shining in .. it is so pleasant and happy. The decorations are modern and cool, and simple. Plenty of space with a really nice kitchen. Beds were fresh and comfortable. It is all very new and well cared for. We loved coming home each day as the fresh clean smell greeted us each time we walked into the apartment.
Igancio was very helpful and waited for us to get there a little later than we expected. He always answered my email questions and was easy to work with. I just felt very at home and would stay here again in a heartbeat!
We feel like we got to see the most of Valencia because we had such a perfect location.