This is a tough one because I never met her, only her associate. She seemed very lovely over text. The place is big. The location is good. Close enough to many things, but not in the heart of the chaos. The balcony is great. The rooms sizes are great.
However, there were a couple things that simply were just unacceptable as I stayed there.
1. Some things simply weren’t clean. I kept trying to figure out why there were ants everywhere in the kitchen. Eventually I found the problem: the sugar jar, spilled over in a cupboard and left opened.
A second example of this is more a state of the building itself. I know that there are cockroaches in Barcelona. But the amount of them lying dead at the main entryway of the apartment complex for a few days before being cleaned was ludicrous. It didn’t bother me, and I only saw one in my room, but be aware if it frightens you or grosses you out.
2. My second complaint is communication. There was an issue during my trip with a leak into the neighbor below’s place. I understand it had to be dealt with quickly.
However I was not told a thing, and walked into my room with 2 complete strangers (construction workers) in my place. The associate had let them in to work.
No one had told me a thing. I had come in to relax, my things (passport, valuables, etc) were lying out everywhere, and they were just let in to work without telling me a thing. I find this completely unacceptable.
Would I go back to this area? Absolutely. Value for size of property and relative quiet. About 600-800 meters to several (2-3) metro lines, and about 800meter or so to the Sagrada Familia.
Would I go back to this place? Not after that lack of communication.