Our family stayed at Clara's apartment for 4 weeks during the early summer, and this is our second long stay in Donostia. The apartment worked very well for our family of four, and during a 1 day heat wave, we were still comfortable to sleep even when the temperature hit 104F/40C. Personally we think the location is the best, as we tend to spend more time in Gros which is less touristy and a two minutes walk from her apartment. Staying here you are able to enjoy all of Donostia, including Old Town or both beaches, which are just 10 minutes away, but without the noise, as her apartment and area is very quiet.
Clara went above and beyond to set up activities for our two young sons, as we wanted them to participate in local urban summer camps since our older son is able to speak Spanish. We were so happy to see our older son's Spanish language improve greatly during the visit, and it didn't go unnoticed that Clara's encouragement played a big role.
While staying there are younger son who is 7, felt extreme pain while eating breakfast. We had to immediately find a dentist who told us he needed antibiotics for an infection, a root canal where he had a cavity, and a upper tooth pulled. We were to leave in a few days to another city in Spain, and there were no dentist to help our son do any of the procedures. Clara was able to find a dentist to carefully review our son's situation, and after completely a procedure and 45 euros later, he was good as new! No antibiotics needed, or tooth pulled, or a root canal... all this was only possible because of Clara's sincere involvement. Traveling away from home in a foreign land for extended periods of time can be daunting when faced with unexpected emergencies, but Clara made the impossible happen, and doubt you will find another host so caring.
We are hoping to visit Donostia again, and hopefully Clara's apartment will be available. I highly recommend it!