Maria is a superhost for a reason. She is eager to help out in any way and is very quick to respond. During our stay, we felt like we were visiting an auntie or other close relative. Maria is that friendly and approachable!
As for the apartment itself, it is located in a safe and quiet neighborhood, which was perfect for us (a family of four). Intermodal Bilbao, with a bus and train (metro and Renfe) stations and a huge parking garage, is just a couple of minutes away, so traveling was easy. Getting to the airport is a breeze too. It's a short 20...25-min ride, and the bus from Intermodal takes you directly to the airport. Within the city, you can easily walk to all points of interest.
The apartment is spacious and clean. Please keep in mind that there is just one bathroom. The kitchen is not very big, but it has everything one might need.
We stayed in July and August, the warmest months, but it wasn't bad at all, even though there is no air conditioning.
The neighbors next door were very loud, but noise is often the case when you travel (unless you rent a single family house somewhere in the country :))
Overall, we were very happy and would gladly come back!