Gabriela’s apartment is on the ninth floor of a block and offers stunning views across the river and of the Guggenheim, which can be reached via a 10-minute stroll. In the other direction, a lovely, riverside walk took us to the old town in 15 minutes or so. Gabriela is a warm and friendly host, who offered helpful advice about things to do, loaned us a travel card which allowed cheap local travel and even washed and dried our clothes. Bilbao is a great city and it was a pleasure to meet Gabriela.