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A sunny flat in the centre of San Sebastian
We live in San Sebastian, a cosmopolitan city about 186.00 inhabitants.
Its the capital of the Basque Country, a small country but with a strong identity. With a history stretching back over 5,000 years, it has a culture and language that is unique in the world. We speak Basque, of course. You can try it, too! :-)))
We live in a flat 5 minutes from the city centre.
OUR FLAT:
Is 85m2 with a little balcony. It is very sunny because its a 5th floor and it has an open wiew.
And consists of a bathroom with a bathtub, a living room with TV and DVD, a kitchen, two large bedrooms (beds for 4-5 people) a little study (for painting, computer) and a little storage room where you can use what you need, of course.
We have a garage and a 4 seated car, that could be part of the exchange.
Also 2 adult bikes with a child seat, and other bike for 3 years old and some adult inline skates.
We live with a cat Kimu. It usually stays at home during the exchange, but if it is any problem my mother take cares of it.
OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD:
It is called Egia and it is only 150 metres from the center of San Sebastian and the bus and train Station, so you can reach our home without car easily.
Just around the corner, there is all you need. (n a 5 minutes walking distance)
- A wonderfull park called Cristina Enea; little peace of nature inside the city; big trees, many birds, peacocks, ducks. It has almost 100,000m2.
- Different restaurants; basque gastronomy, pintxos, also vegan and vegetarian. mmmm!!
- Alternative bars with good music, concerts and micro theatre.
- Tabakalera cultural centre: alternative library, art expositions, and amazing sight of the city from the 4º floor.
- Indoor swimming pool with two water slides, and a little hotter pool to relax.
- Libraries, cultural centre, supermarkets, coffee shops...
SAN SEBASTIAN:
Is very comfortable because it is all in a walking distance. You can also use our bikes or use our excellent public transport.
For example two of our beaches are within walking distance. (1.5km)
We like our beaches; Concha beach is the best to swim, to relax... in front of Santa Clara island. To surf the best is Zurriola beach, when the waves are big its very savage!! And Ondarreta beach is great, too. You try swimming and reach the island easily. (15min) or you can go in the island special boat, all day long. There it is a bar, toilets and some tables to do picnic. There is a lighthouse at the top.
I love to take a beer in Sagues, while at dusk, the sun goes to sleep in the horizon.
There are some outdoor public swimming pools with garden, playground, it is another option. You have to pay about 6 euros.
The old part is perfect to go and eat a "pintxo" and a beer, for example. Or to see and explore little shops. It is small but very nice. And before doing this you can go up Urgull hill, very very beautiful, and visit the little castle of La Mota. Or go to have a walk to "paseo nuevo".
I like to go to Ulia hill from time to time.You reach the top easily in 40 minutes walking and there is a very beautiful sight of San Sebastian and the sea.
You can go to Igeldo hill (and small attraction park) and there is a good sight of all the city, too.
During winter, you can enjoy yourself in ice palace!!
OUR REGION: BASQUE COUNTRY
You can explore our region by public transport easily.
There are very beautiful little towns in the coast (Hondarribi, Getaria, San Juan, Zumaia...), and other rural towns; (Tolosa, Segura...)
And bigger ones; Bilbao, Gasteiz, Pamplona and the French part; Baiona, Donibane Garazi, Maule...
If you like trekking and climbing mountains, canoying...you will be happy here!! You will like our pyrinees!!!
As you can see, there are plenty things to do!!
Listing Overview
Property
- Bedrooms 3
- Sleeping Capacity 5
- Bathrooms 1
- Living Area 85 m2
- Total Area m2
House rules
- Small children are welcome Yes
- Pets are welcome Yes
- Non-smoking house Yes
- Pet care wanted Yes
- Car necessary No
Exchange dates
| Exchange dates | Length of stay (nb of days) | Flexible |
|---|---|---|
| Always open for exchange | ||
| March 19, 2026 - March 22, 2026 | 4 days | No |
| March 27, 2026 - April 12, 2026 | 2 weeks | No |
| July 02, 2026 - September 06, 2026 | 2 weeks | No |
Exchange periods
Always open for exchange
| Earliest date | Latest date | Length of stay (nb of days) | Flexible dates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Exchange period
1
|
Earliest date
2026/03/19
March 19, 2026
|
Latest date
2026/03/22
March 22, 2026
|
Length of stay (nb of days)
4
Days
|
Flexible dates
No
|
|
Exchange period
2
|
Earliest date
2026/03/27
March 27, 2026
|
Latest date
2026/04/12
April 12, 2026
|
Length of stay (nb of days)
2
Weeks
|
Flexible dates
No
|
|
Exchange period
3
|
Earliest date
2026/07/02
July 02, 2026
|
Latest date
2026/09/06
September 06, 2026
|
Length of stay (nb of days)
2
Weeks
|
Flexible dates
No
|
Neighborhood
About the neighborhood
Our home its a flat situated in a calm quarter.
In a 5minutes walking distance you will find all you need; city center, groserys, bakerys, supermarkets, library, museum, swimmingpool, playgrounds...
Nearest Airport: Loiu (Bilbao)
House amenities
Vehicles included in exchange
- Use/Exchange of car 1
- Number of bicycles 3
- Number of children's bicycles 0
- Number of electrical bicycles 0
- Use of boat 0
House essentials
House features
Instruments
Accessibility
References
Your exchange partner’s home satisfaction rating is 3.0, based on 9 references.
Nos ha gustado mucho conocer la zona del lago de Leman. Hay diversas playas donde poder nadar y bañarse sin demasiada ge te, y eso que fuimos en pleno agosto. Tambien son bonitos los pueblos y alrededores. Hemos caminado por distintos valles y nos ha gustado mucho. Respecto a la casa, nos hemos encontrado una casa como la que aparece en las fotos. Muy amplia y bonita. Con un bonito jardin, una pequeña huerta y tambirn barbacoa. Algunos puntos a mejorar; la casa está pegada a la iglesia y aunque las ventanas son bue as, se escuchan desde las 7 de la mañana. Nos costò mucho acostumbrarnos.. Los sofás no estaban en muy buen estado, la tapicería estaba rota, cosa que nos sorprendiò bastante, ya que el resto de la casa estaba muy cuidada. Lo que mebos nos gustò fué que nos encontramos una nota al volver a casa, diciendonos que nuestra casa no estaba limpia. No nos había pasado nunca, y ya llevamos más de 10 intercambios realizados. Supongo que están acostumbrados a un nivel de limpiza supremo. Respecto al trato con la familia ha sido cordial.
Nos ha gustado mucho la casa de Valencia. Està muy bien ubicada, en la parte vieja. Lo ùnico que para descargar las cosas no puedes meter el coche hasta el portal, pero no es tan importante. La casa està muy bien, porque a pesar de que estè en la parte vieja, las ventanas aislan mucho y no se escucha mucho ruido. Es muy luminosa. Y tiene una terracita pequeña muy agradable, con un bonito mural en la pared. Se podrían mejorar los colchones, nos acabó doliendo la espalda… Por lo demàs perfecto. Los dueños fueron muy agradables en todo momento. Tuvimos un percance con la caldera y no funcionò durante el intercambio. Y tuvieron una actitud muy buena. Nos dejaron un regalo a la vuelta. Un detallazo! Gracias por todo!!
La familia muy agradable y positiva. El mismo día del comienzo del intercambio se nos estropeó la caldera, por lo que no había agua caliente. Les llamamos para comunicárselo y ofrecerles las tarjetas de la piscina y polideportivos para que puedieran usarlos y de paso ducharse, y para que decidieran sin compromiso qué querían hacer. Y reaccionaron muy muy bien y decidieron seguir adelante con el intercambio. En todo momento han estado atentos a cualquier duda/problema que les hemos podido hacer y siempre dispuestos a ayudar. La casa ha sido una maravilla. Mejor de lo que esperábamos. Tienen una perra muy simpática y ha sido una muy buena experiencia.
La casa era como en las fotos. Sencilla y práctica. Y muy bien situada, muy cerca de la playa. Es lo que más nos gustò de la casa. La familia nos pareciò correcta. Es verdad que en nuestros anteriores intercambios hemos tenido más contacto con los dueños y más recomendaciones de sitios y planes para hacer. En general nos gustò el intercambio, lo recomendaríamos a cualquiera que quisiera conocer Asturias.
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Member since
2017
- 13 Exchanges made
Somos Amaia (1984), Asier (1979) y Arhane (2016) Tenemos una gata, que es muy buena pero puede pasar las vacaciones en casa de la abuela :-))
Yo trabajo como educadora en diferentes escuelas y Asier es biólogo.
Somos tranquilos pero nos gusta movernos por la zona y conocer diferentes pueblos, entornos naturales..
Hemos realizado diferentes intercambios a lo largo de estos años, y hemos disfrutado de cada uno de ellos. No hemos tenido ningun problema.
We are Amaia (1984), Asier (1979) Arhane (2016) and Kimu (our cat, but we can take it to my mother´s house).
We are calm but also active and courious and love nature and animals: trekking, swimming, birding, painting...
We enjoy travelling and exchanging our home with people from other cultures. We have already done different exchanges in different places.(France, Holland, Swiss, Spain...)
We usually leave Kimu at home when new visitors come, but can leave it in our parents home.
Destination Wishlist
- Open to any destination
- Florence, Metropolitan City of Florence, Italy
- Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Vienna, Austria
- Berlin, Germany
- Switzerland
- Canary Islands, Spain
- Sicily, Italy
- Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy
- Scotland, UK
