My family of four stayed in Helen’s apartment for a week. It was myself, husband, 6 year old son and my 4 year old daughter. The best part about Helen’s place is the location. My family and I walked mostly everywhere. The metro station is literally right across the street and all the stores you possibly need is right outside the door.
The apartment fit us four perfectly. It was also clean, and well stocked.

The cons of the apartment were slim, for example, no AC. (We DID know there wasn’t AC before booking) Some of the nights were uncomfortably hot being that we stayed in August. The apartment is well equipped with fans that helped cool it down as well as opening the french doors on each end of the flat.
We met locals during our stay that stated, it’s very common for residents not to have AC in the units in Barcelona.
The shower was a little finicky as far as how to conserve the hot water. I ended up soaping and scrubbing the kids down before turning the shower on and rinsed them off quickly so that my husband and I can have warm showers. (We also found that if you don’t put the pressure of the shower all the way up, it worked out better as far as everyone having a warm shower back-to-back)
We could also wait about 15-20 minutes between showers to enjoy longer, hotter showers.
I would have liked a normal, user friendly, coffee maker to make a pot of coffee. There is a fancy expresso maker in the apartment with instructions, but I just didn’t feel like reading all of it.
I’m just stating these “cons” for future visitors in case these things might be deal breakers.
We weren’t really bothered by these issues, we just adjusted to them. The cooler showers helped keep us cool, and we had the fans on the entire time.
There are the cutest cafe’s right down stairs that I got my coffee fix at every morning.
The important “must haves” for us were met. Which were, safety, cleanliness, well stocked with necessities, and quick responses from the owner.
For the price, Helen’s place is a gem! We enjoyed every minute of our trip to Barcelona, and I would definitely recommend staying in this lovely, quaint home. ❤️