From the moment we booked Francesco's apartment he was a great host. His communication was first class. He allowed us to drop our bags at the apartment hours before check in, then when we went back to check in he talked us through everything we needed to know about the apartment. He sent us a great list of recommendations, with discount for nearby places. Everything in the apartment was sparkling clean. There was everything we needed in the kitchen, with extras in a cupboard if needed.
We chose Francesco's apartment because of the terrace and WOW we were not disappointed! The views are amazing and the area is very spacious. This is where we had breakfast every morning, sun bathed in the afternoon and where we rounded off each day with a drink as we watched the sun set over the city.
The location of the apartment was amazing for us to walk to the beach, Plaça de Catalunya, Sagrada Familia, Las Ramblas, Eixample and metro links.
In terms of covid the place was thoroughly cleaned prior to our arrival and all possible safety measures that Francesco could have in place were there.
In the spirit of a balanced review the only negative aspect was that the apartment is rather small and we struggled to find space to keep our things so mostly used the sofa. Our initial plan was to have 3 of us staying here and this may have been more of an issue in this case. However the place was quite ideal for two people for one week :)
Fantastic stay in an amazing city and having this incredible penthouse apartment to call home for our visit really completed the whole vacation!
We plan to make a return visit to the city when the Sagrada Familia is completed (whenever that may be!) and you can bet that Francesco's apartment will be the first place we look for our place to stay.
Thank you again Francesco for being a great host :)