Jose Maria was the perfect host. He met us at the apartment even though it was almost 11:00 pm—and was full of enthusiasm ! He also kindly had a bottle of wine awaiting our arrival. He was just a charming host eager to please and was so helpful with directions and even arranging a taxi pickup as I wasn’t confident in my Spanish over the phone. The apartment was bright and cheery with everything we could need. It is in a location that is accessible to most everything by foot. There is a metro station right outside the building. And although there is a rather steep hill when retuning from a walk on the river, there is a “ people mover” to get you up the hill. It is a lovely walk to the Guggenheim along the river. We so enjoyed our quick trip to Bilbao.)