Your host, Txaro, is one of the nicest hosts on Airbnb. She was there to greet us and provided starter staples, coffee, transit pass (that you will refill), tourism brochures, and more. The apartment is well appointed and updated.
Pros
- Host
- Nice restaurant a flight of stairs away
- Free parking is close
- The neighbors are cool
Personal Preference
- Mattresses are very firm
- Location is near the river and close to transportation and about a 45 minute walk from old town; it’s also just below the Bilbao football stadium so if there’s a game, get ready for plenty of noise (a good noise till about eleven)
- There is no oven but there is a small microwave that tries to act as one with certain oven settings we could not get to work to cook a pizza correctly but it was edible
Not So Great
- The apartment is below grade, and there is a strong smell of mildew until you open the windows and doors; but then the bugs come in
- There’s an outdoor hangout steps away from the front door that was used throughout the night and early hours by loud kids and adults after the football match