We arrived at the Airbnb and did have to go up quite a few flights of stairs so please bare in mind it is not the most accessible apartment. Once we opened the door to the apartment, we were greeted with the most horrible stench that overtook the entire flat. I am not exaggerating when I say that we genuinely thought there was a dead animal in the cupboards. It was the most horrific odour I had ever smelt and was in every room from the bedroom to the living room. No amount of ventilation could help.
We then discovered the smell was coming from the shower drain so it seemed like an internal drainage issue. I contacted the hosts and they got someone to come out in a couple of hours to mask the smell while we went out for lunch - although it was just a quick fix, it was enough for our few days there.
We spoke to multiple people at Stay Unique in the process of booking the accommodation but we had never met any one of them. It would have been nice to have somebody greet us and speak to us directly about our stay as it felt very impersonal at times.
The apartment was cosy, the terrace was beautiful but it definitely felt smaller than the images on Airbnb. The bed and the sofa bed were comfy, the TV didn’t work and the decor was very niché and strange. Garcia is a great area to stay and has good connections to most parts of the city.
The location was the **best part** about this apartment as it is surrounded by the most wonderful bars and restaurants in beautiful cobbled streets and really made our stay in Barcelona. It was so easy to get around and find a bite to eat and drink in a matter of minutes. I highly recommend La Cerveseria tapas restaurant/bar in the square located a couple of minutes away as the food and drinks were amazing and staff were sooo lovely. They even gave us free shots on our last night! All in all, the apartment was okay for a short weekend in Barcelona but it’s the location and the terrace that really stole the show.