Ainara's apartment is on the first floor of a lovely clean and well-maintained building and there is a lift. The apartment is also clean, nicely appointed and very spacious. The bed is comfortable and there is plenty of storage space. There is a lovely big kitchen, well-equipped if you wanted to cook. Ainara provides cereals, bread, cake, cheese, ham, orange juice, milk and fruit and there is a coffee machine so you can make a filling breakfast.
The apartment building is in a great location on a lively street in the Casco Viejo so shops, bars, cafes and restaurants are within a few minutes walk. The sights of Bilbao are not far away and there is a good bus and Metro system for going further out of the city, to the coast maybe.
Ainara is brilliant at communicating. She was away on holiday when we stayed but she kept checking that we were getting on ok and there is a plentiful supply of leaflets and maps for information about places to visit.