We stayed in Marta and Paul’s apartment near Montjüic in Barcelona with our infant daughter for 12 days. Location is in a nice quiet area and good in terms of transit accessibility and access to key locations - beach, Barceloneta, Gothic quarter, La Ramblas, El Born etc. The apartment is as depicted in the listing. Apartment has heater, fan, two single beds, a couch and very basic kitchen essentials.
Stephane helped us with the check in and was very helpful. The communication overall was great. I had booked it from a day earlier erroneously, and our flight landed 3 hours late on the day of, but Stephane was very understanding and was very responsive in helping us with the check in. The crib provided didn’t have a mattress, but Stephane very quickly arranged one. I did have a chance to meet Marta and she is very sweet as well.
The only reason I couldn’t give it a 5 star all the way is that there are small things (that one can live without, but the final mile that can go a long way in creating a good experience) such as not enough hand soap in the bathroom, no extra bedsheets, no dustbin in the bathroom, no line clips etc. Not that I bank on these solely, but in other places I have stayed the hosts generally offer a lot of tips, local guides maps etc., but didn’t get much in those terms. I understand that they manage a lot of apartments and hence may seem a little transactional in nature.
But we had a great trip overall and wouldn’t mind recommending it to others!