Alex, Javi, & Pilar’s apartment is absolutely perfect! We are a group of 4 women who traveled to Barcelona for the first time in May & we cannot say enough good things about our experience with them and the apartment. First, they were extremely accommodating because we originally started with 3 persons, but added another the month before we arrived. Alex & Pilar were also accommodating as we all came in at different times, so they allowed one of us to ‘check-in’ early. Alex & Pilar met her & took the time to tell her about the apartment & neighborhood, as well as excellent restaurant recommendations (all of which we used). They also left a detailed print-out of major tourist destinations, detailed instructions on how to get to each, and a very helpful map.

The apartment is in a very quiet, residential neighborhood filled with little restaurants & grocers, incredible bakeries & meat & cheese shops, & other stores. The very beautiful Mercat de St. Antoni is literally steps away, but unfortunately for us was being renovated during our visit. Two metro stops are within a 5min walk- Sant Antoni & Paral-lel, making the apartment easily accessible to all the major tourist hotspots. We found the L2 line to be super easy because it either took us directly to our destination or we could easily transfer to any other line at Passeig de Gràcia. The apartment is also an easy walk to Las Ramblas, Eixample or Montjuïc.

The apartment itself is very spacious & well appointed. There is a bed for 2 in the front room with a balcony & en suite bathroom. The back bedroom has two separate beds & a porch in the light-well. The 2nd bathroom is in the hall between the bedrooms, along with a washer & dryer. The sofa can also become a bed as well. We were also pleased to have plenty of coffee & tea to get started each morning, snack food for the afternoon & the refrigerator was even well-stocked with water, beer, milk, & wine- all the necessities. There was also plenty of soap for the kitchen, laundry, & even bath products in the bathroom. There was even a hairdryer & iron available for us to use, a rarity we found in Spain.

The pictures and description of the apartment are very true-to-life. It is bright, airy, & open & Pilar keeps the apartment very, very clean. There are plenty of lights & electrical outlets, which is helpful when there are 4 of you needing to charge phones, tablets, & use hairdryers, etc. There were also plenty of clean linens available for us.
Finally, Pilar & her husband met us for our departure and were so lovely to offer all of us a ride to a hotel and the train station. It was a perfect start to our long journey in Spain & it was by far our favorite stay! Thank you Alex, Javi, & Pilar!