I had a wonderful week with Felipe and the rest of his housemates.
The accommodation was even better than in the pictures. The house was beautifully decorated for Christmas. Very stylish.
Everyone was very friendly and I was included and made to feel like part of the family. Which was absolutely wonderful.
I was invited to join them for a new years party which was so thoughtful, especially considering that I was travelling alone. I really loved getting to learn more about the Columbian traditions and eating traditional food.
Both Felipe and his partner are fluent in English and they went out of their way to make me feel, safe, warm and secure. They also checked in with me regularly to find out how my day had been and what I had done.
The house has the most amazing heating system. It felt like summer once you were inside.
The space is very clean and tidy. There is access to a kettle, microwave and I was given my own shelf in the refrigerator.
I was very pleased that they have such a clever system for recycling and seperating the different waste materials.
They are very thoughtful hosts, and they went out of their way to assist me with anything that I asked. Even escorting me 190m down the road at 3am in the morning to catch a shuttle.
Their puppy is absolutely adorable and seeing him dress up in a raincoat before he went out for his walk was one of my trip highlights.
The room was well furnished. Had lots of space for all of my possessions. The bed and pillows were very comfortable. In spite of the fact that there was not a lock on the door to my room I felt so comfortable that this never felt like an issue at all.
The apartment is in a lovely neighbourhood. Half a block from a patisserie, about 5 different churros stands, a person who roasts chestnuts, a traditional vegetable seller and a full super market and well as a number of places to eat.
The apartment is also a 3 minute walk from the Urgell metro which connected me very easily to all of the other metro lines. With the T casual card I could get anywhere in Barcelona within 30 minutes and It is walking distance walked from the house to gothic quarter (about 20 minutes), Barcelonetta (a little bit longer) and las ramblas.
This airbnb exceeded my wildest hopes for how awesome it would be. If you are considering saying here, just do it! Quickly! While you still have the chance. I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Philipes home and I definitely plan to stay with him on my next trip to Barcelona, and hopefully welcoming him to South Africa one day.