Fabulous
We spent a week at this spacious (85m2), first floor (lift) apartment in early July. It is well located on a pedestrian street (San Marcial 21), across from a Zara and beside Nespresso. San Sebastián is a small city and it was easy to walk to the train station, pinxos of the old town, the beach, etc: nothing took more than ten minutes to stroll to.
The two bedrooms were adequate size (one queen bed, the other was trundle beds), each with a night table, chair, closet with adequate hanging space. Importantly, the beds were comfortable.
The bathroom had a walk in shower (no bath) and there was a cupboard and drawers to store our stuff. Towels, toilet paper, hand soap (dispenser) and a hair dryer were provided but no shampoo, conditioner or shower gel.
The kitchen had everything we could need plus there were a few things in the cupboard like tea and sugar. The coffee machine made us appreciate the next door Nespresso shop. There is a washer/dryer but no English instructions but fortunately these are available online. Dish washing liquid, dishwasher powder and laundry powder is provided.
There is a broom closet by the entrance (with iron, ironing board, vacuum cleaner, etc. During the week we were there no cleaning or towel change was provided but the apartment was easy to keep clean and with the washer/dryer lets you do your own towels or sheets as needed.
The living room was spacious and the seating comfortable. The small dining table and chairs by the window were also fine.
All three rooms had windows that could be opened. The only disadvantage of the open windows was that there was noise during the night: people returning from the bars, street cleaning, rubbish removal, early morning deliveries and workers chatting while waiting for their shop doors to be opened to them. However, we preferred this to air conditioning.
There is free wifi and we always had a good connection. There is a safe in the master bedroom wall but it is locked. A safe would have been appreciated.
We found the apartment to be better than the online photos.
Highly recommend. We very much enjoyed our stay in San Sebastián and hope to return for a longer stay. We were so impressed with Friendly Rentals that we are relying on them again next month - this time in Rome.
