We loved staying with Monika. She emailed us where to park for cheap, and left the key to her lovely flat at the bakery on the corner. Her apartment had high ceilings, wood floors, and lovely old furniture. We were welcome to use her sitting room full of her travel art, and her dad's maritime collection and her mom's landscape paintings. We cooked in her kitchen, and watched the street in the lively, but also local, neighborhood below, enjoying local street art, music and dance shows. Plus the grandparents with preschoolers in the playgrounds. Monica's flat is two blocks to the crashing surf on the beach, the promenade, and hiking trails. Center old town is less than ten minutes and it was great to visit the press of tapas bars and souvenir shops, then retreat to our calmer street. Monika had maps, and info about all the regular tourist attractions, but also thrift shops, good bakeries and bookstores. We had her company, but also privacy. San Sebastián is a great place, but staying with Monika made it special.