Our group of four adults stayed four nights in Barcelona in July 2022. The location of the apartment was fantastic, located two blocks from Sagrada Familia and a short walk to two different metro stops. The metro stops are the Sagrada Familia station for lines L2 (purple) and L5 (blue) and Verdaguer station for lines L4 (yellow) and L5 (blue). It is easy to hop on the bus nearby as well. (At the time of our travel, mask wearing was still mandatory in all public transportation in Spain.) We felt safe staying here at the apartment, without a doubt.
Speaking of getting around, we purchased the 96 hour Hola Barcelona card that included the metro L9S from the airport, which is an additional charge with other types of ticket. We highly recommend doing this. Navigating the metro is very easy. We learned a lot about how to navigate Barcelona's public transportation from the YouTube Channel ROAD TRIP Spain and Portugal's Barcelona playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWH9E2sQGItraqaaJ6RsAzJxlDo2_SEiX It was extremely helpful before our arrival.
We had only one issue at check-in that was not communicated to us. When we arrived and tried to activate the WiFi from the street to gain access to the building (self check-in) it did not work for two reasons. One, the power to the building was out (which was completely out of Stay U-Nique's control) and secondly the wrong WiFi information was provided. This was an issue for us as international travelers without cell service. (The correct WiFi information was provided on a sign inside the apartment once we gained access and Stay U-Nique was notified of this as well for future guests.) Luckily the cleaning person was just leaving the apartment, helped us get in the building and the apartment and then left her keys with us. THERE WERE NO KEYS LEFT IN THE APARTMENT for us, there was no communication regarding that. Then someone showed up unannounced two days later to give us two sets of keys for the apartment.
The apartment itself is very spacious. We appreciated having all the room that easily accommodated four adults.
A few things to note that may be important to some people are found below.
The A/C units are in the kitchen and in the lounge/living room, none in bedrooms.
Two of the bedrooms are directly by the entrance door. The noise and light from the lift and stairwell can wake you at night if you are a light sleeper.
The unit is three floors up from the lobby entrance. There is a small lift that can easily be used for luggage, groceries, etc. with one or two passengers.
There is a washing machine and drying rack, no clothes dryer. Ask for washer instructions if you are not familiar with how that particular model operates.
The kitchen is well-appointed for those who wish to cook at home. We chose to only have snacks and beverages at home, all of which can be purchased at any of the markets within two blocks of the apartment or the full supermarket on the same block as the flat on Carrer de Provenca (Caprabo Provenca) as you walk toward Sagrada Familia. We had dinner our first night right downstairs on the corner at Via Napoli. The pizza there was amazing, as many other reviews have indicated.
Something good to note as well is we arrived before check-in time and left our bags at Primavera Hostel through Luggage Hero. It was a very easy process to reserve our space for luggage online ahead of time. That location had great reviews. We felt at ease leaving our bags there for about four hours before check-in. Ask Stay U-Nique about this, as they may have a coupon savings code for you.
All in all, we would recommend staying here. It was clean, safe, spacious and perfectly-located to get everywhere you'd want to go in Barcelona. Overall communication was good with the host. They were very responsive prior to our trip in answering a lot of questions we had regarding location, luggage drop-off, etc. We hope that someday our travels will take us back to Barcelona and maybe even back to this apartment as well.