18/8/08 to 25/08/08 West Midlands
Review Submitted: August 27, 2008
Date of Stay: August 2008
Fantastic Holiday! The owners are a lovely couple and we found them to be very helpful, informative and most importantly available, should we need any assistance during our stay. Superb accommodation met all our expectations, in old traditional part of the city, only 10 minutes walk to the Bull Ring and large shopping malls, hosts of shops, Corte D'Inglese, Zara, Mango etc.,(shop till you drop city), restaurants, the elaborate Estacio del Nord the main train station and Xativa Metro station which we used frequently. Excellent public transport system, cheap and easy to use. Loved the architecture, amazing, a mix of different styles, both new and old, immense character and charm. Valencia is a perfect holiday destination to combine both a city and beach holiday - the beaches are numerous, you are always spoilt for choice. On the local beach sun umbrellas can be hired at 3.60 euros and a sun bed for 3.50 euros until 7.30pm in the evening, very convenient, no hassle and very enjoyable for a lazy day.
The apartment is spacious, well equipped and comfortable, tastefully furnished with cool marble throughout. The air con. is terrific absolute heaven, 2 bathrooms completely tiled from floor to ceiling, luxury if you are a party of 4. Both bedrooms have wrought iron balconies which over look the street, an added bonus to be able sit out on in the evening and unwind for 5 or 10 minutes with a lovely glass of chilled Rioja, 2.75 euros from the excellently stocked supermarket round the corner from the apartment. We found a fine wine merchants only 2 minutes away, a takeaway which prepares fresh spanish dishes daily, bars, restaurants and an undercover market selling fresh meat, veg, fruit and fish, the quality is very good, all on our doorstep. Our homemade paella was great!
The City of Arts and Sciences is a must visit, as is the Oceanografic, between July and the end of August a Dolphin Spectacular is performed, we went to the 10.45pm evening show, totally awesome. As was the F1 Grand Prix the organisation was impressive.
Valencia is a great and very colourful city, pace of life seems quite balanced, relaxed, far less hectic as in other big cities we have visited,.The weather is fabulous, everyone was friendly and the city felt safe, hence our decision to return next summer and have already booked the same apartment.
Thank you Gina & George
Owner's Response: Thank you so much for such a comprehensive review of your holiday. This is really informative for anyone thinking of renting this apartment and enjoying a holiday in the Russafa district of Valencia.
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