Myself and my boyfriend stayed in Paula’s apartment for one month. Paula did not meet us up at the check-in, but her friend Killian did. He was friendly and we got extra bed sheets for friends that were going to stay over for a few days. Prior to our arrival we received an email with information and housing rules. These rules were more strict than those outlined at the Airbnb page, for example that no guest under the age of 21 years old are allowed to stay in the apartment and that complete silence is required from 24.00.

The apartment is located in a nice and central area, looks as described and has a well equipped kitchen with a washing machine which is suitable for a longer stay. The apartment is at the ground floor and you have to go through a short, dark passageway, before reaching the actual apartment. The apartment receives little natural daylight and to some extent lacks ventilation, which at times makes it quite humid. The patio outside is of a decent size and is a nice place for having breakfast or a drink in the evening. The patio is without direct sunlight most of the day. However, if you’re staying in Barcelona in August it can be nice to have a patio without sunlight, as it gets very hot. The neighbours were loud at times, even quite late in the evening.

We had some issues in the apartment for the first few days. We could not reach Paula through the telephone number that was provided through Airbnb. When we called the telephone number we only managed to get in touch with a friend of Paula. However, we contacted Paula through the Airbnb messaging and the problem was sorted out in a few days. From then on Paula was easy to get in touch with through Airbnb and she was very helpful throughout our stay and with providing information regarding the check-out.