This is my first experience on airbnb and I liked very much the idea of this site. Before my trip I've spent about two weeks on airbnb looking, comparing, trying to do the best choice I can. I was sending messages to Victor and he was nice and fast answering me. The lady who met us in the flat, Marcela, was also nice, she even came to find us when we lost the way from placa de Catalunya to the apartment when we just arrived. But unfortunately I have to say that this flat was my biggest disappointment in Barcelona. FIRST of all this is about the floor: Victor said it is 4th floor, I asked is it 4th plus the ground floor, he answered yes, so the 5th. But in reality it is the 6th - when you enter this is the 1st that has no name, then the 2nd that is calling ENTRESUELO, then the 3d which is marked as 1st etc.,etc., so when you get your 4st floor you've already climbed six of them. SECOND - the apartment looks more spacious, new and even luxury at the pictures. But this is quite ordinary, old, IKEA equipped flat. THIRD - the bathroom you see at the picture looks nice, but I could not even imagine that what you see is almost all bathroom! It is just 1 footstep large and two footsteps long. You cannot see at the picture that the bath itself is not only very small (which is not a big problem), but also old, with grey stains (which is unpleasant). The metal shelf is covered by rust, the metal surface of the water tap is ragged so the tap must be also old. The water was dropping under the sink and I told Marcela about this, but no one came to fix it. One more problem were the towels that were stinking even before the first use so after using them once I had to wash them again. The bottle for the soap was empty. THIRD - the kitchen: when you open the boxes of this beautiful red furniture you can feel the smell, not very fresh, indicating that they must be washed inside. Frying-pans are Teflon like and awfully scratched!!!!! Which is already known as dangerous for the health. I could not cook. FOURTH - the curtains were not ironed. The curtain between the hall and the living room was even dirty. The lamp over the table in the living room hardly gave the light. ALL THE REST- the neighborhood is very nice but noisy at the day time (no noise at night when the balcony doors are closed). The bed is comfortable. As for the terrace it looks at the plan that the entrance is directly from the flat but it's not.
I think this apartment doesn't cost the money the owner ask. I do not recommend it. Sorry for the bad review, Victor. And thanks for everything, Marcela. Good luck to you.