What an amazing apartment, and made for an exceptional trip to this beautiful city. Maria was there to greet us (me and my girlfriend) and guide us through where all the essential appliances and provisions were within the flat, including a map with recommended bars, landmarks and pintxos spots were across the main central areas of San Sebastian — not forgetting the brilliant cake she made for us, partially stocked fridge (which we were not expecting at all) and wine she left us). The apartment block itself was peaceful, slap bang in the middle of San Seb, so walking to both the main beaches (La Concha and Zurriola) was easy. Maria recommended the Txofre car park on Bermingham Kalea, a 10min walk to the East side of town (3min walk from the Zurriola beach). It offered a discount on long stays where we could come and go as we pleased for the 6 days we were staying. There was parking much closer but not as good value. There's a supermarket (Lidl and fresh meat and veg market) located a 1 minute walk away, and two main old town Pintxos hotspots 2-3 minutes away.
The apartment was spacious, well kept and very clean. The balcony was a major plus for us though a second comfy chair would have been handy — we used the kitchen table chair instead. Perfectly usable — and although the view is of the back of all the other flats, you can see the top of Mount Urgell to the left and is still a cool and peaceful space to enjoy before or after being out. No complaints, it's certainly a coup having a balcony for the price we paid or that you could pay elsewhere in San Seb
Location, value for money, provisions, the welcome, the city. Amazing. We can't recommend the apartment and time we had there enough.