We stayed at Josep's 6 nights in early November. We did not meet him in person. All communication was via text messaging, but Josep was always very quick to respond and kind whenever we had questions. We were two women staying in the apartment and I drew the straw for the largest room which was quite large with a comfortable bed and an entire wall of closet space. My friend slept in the room with two twin beds that has a window facing the street and said she was comfortable in her room as well. I felt that these facts alone merited 4 stars. The town of Palafrugell is perhaps not on the top of my list of places to stay on the Costa Brava, but the price was fair and with a rented car we were able to use this as our base to see many of the nearby towns and coastal villages. There were some not-so-great sides to this apartment stay, however.
-A warning for tall/large people. The shower is very small. It was tight for me and I am petite but for someone large or tall it would be difficult to use.
-The thin walls/ceilings: when we would return in the late afternoon or evening, the footsteps and conversations of those living above us were extremely loud. But on the brighter side, they sounded like a very happy family with lots of kids playing, laughing and running, so as distracting as the noise was, at least we could smile as the light fixtures shook!
-There are no pots for things like soup nor is there a water kettle provided, so in order to heat water for tea we had to use the microwave. This is an easy fix and one that hopefully Josep will correct. I did leave him a note with some suggestions before we left.
-The washing machine. One of the main reasons for renting an apartment vs. a hotel is to be able to do laundry. We couldn't get it to work at the beginning. But with dilligence, you can get the machine to work. The door apparently doesn't function properly. The power button does not respond. The way we finally got it to work was to open and close the door and push on the pause/play button a few times until it started. I hope this helps the next guests. There is no dryer, but the drying rack provided is perfect.
-More instructions could be provided for the cooktop and the oven. We had to search the internet and download the instruction manual in order to operate it.
The street is pretty quiet and you can usually find a parking space up at the corner in the clinic's parking lot. To get into the center of town you can walk 3 or 4 blocks so it's pretty convenient. Sunday's market was lovely, I recommend it! All in all we had a pleasant stay at Josep's apartment in Palafrugell! He is a very nice host.