This stay in Bilbao was our 16 th with Airbnb in Europe, North America and Asia. We stayed one week in Javi’s apartment and our experience can be described as follows. Amongst the positive aspects, we need to start with the kindness of Raquel who took over from Javi, absent during our stay. Raquel organized herself to let us in at 10 am as we arrived quite early, she took the time to tell us everything she knew about the city, and sent us regularly messages to know if we needed anything. So thank you again Raquel for your kindness. The apt is perfectly located, very close to a shopping place for basic foods and within 15 minutes through public transport, you will be in the heart of the city. It is well designed with a modern kitchen and all amenities you could think of when you cook in the apt. Only the dishwasher had some issues and did not clean correctly. Amongst points that are less satisfactory, the building is not well sound insulated . ﻿We were awakened every morning by upstairs neighbors and regularly bothered by the noises they made even lately. The street is also a bit noisy with kids practicing sport outside but they stop around 9 pm.
The other point is that Javi’s apt here and there needs to be better maintained when not fixed. The sliding door between the bathroom and the main sleeping room is stuck making privacy a bit difficult, some roof paintings flake, … Contrary to the kitchen, some furniture is on the low side quality wise.
Overall cleanliness and bed quality were acceptable
So to wrap up, I would say that this place is a very good one if your priority is to visit the city but probably not the best one if you want to relax in a cosy apartment