Overall, it was a nice stay in the Barcelona city center. There are pros and cons of renting this apartment:
+ The location of the apartment is perfect. It is really close to Sagrada Familia and you can walk to many other attractions. Great!
+ Everything you need for comfortable living is available in the apartment, e.g. kitchenware, bath accessories, hair dryer, umbrella, etc. We were traveling with a baby and even a travel baby cot was available.
+ Almost 3 bedrooms (2 are not very spacious) + living room. It was easy to stay with 4 adults + baby.
+ Fast replies from the rental agency manager on our requests/problems, e.g. a microwave oven didn't work well and was promptly replaces with a new one.
- Check-in is not flexible because the owner of the apartment doesn't meet you. The manager from the rental agency does it and you need to agree on the exact time to meet with her and get keys. It is quite challenging to provide an exact meeting time while you are traveling from the different country with a baby. For example, I set it to 5.30 pm but we arrived at 4.30 and it was not an option to meet earlier. It is not a big problem to wait but if you expect a flexibility then this is not a good option.
- I can't say that the apartment is clean. Too much dust on shelves and table, floor was not clean as well. We fixed it ourselves by cleaning a floor. Note that all furniture is quite old, but it is absolutely fine if it is clean.
- It may be relatively cold in Barcelona. We were in April and was not lucky with a weather, so, it was a bit cold in the apartments. Individual floor heating is available in each room, but it didn't work in one bedroom.