“Rosa is nice, but this is not for couples.”
(Unfortunately, because of the airbnb rules, today is the deadline for writing this review. We hope we can edit this if things change.)
We booked Rosa’s airbnb for a week in Barcelona after reading terrific reviews here. Rosa’s apartment is as advertised, and she was super-nice and gave us tapas and beer upon arrival, but in fairness to other travelers, we cannot recommend this accommodation for couples. The bedroom (for couples) has a small cot next to a twin bed. This leaves about 5 inches to walk between them. There was no place to put our mid-sized suitcases (or both of our feet on the floor) in this tiny room. The window is frosted, opens about 6 inches and looks out onto an airshaft in the middle of the building. There was noise from other apartments throughout the night. The small bathroom next to this tiny bedroom was “our own” (ie: private) bathroom, as stated in Rosa’s ad, but someone was showering in it in the morning (?). We couldn’t imagine spending a week sleeping in this tiny space even though we had access to the rest of Rosa’s apartment, so we found another place to stay the next morning. If you’re single, you might be happy here, but we both felt there are few couples that would be happy with this situation. If we had all the facts we would not have wasted our time, or Rosa’s time. We asked Rosa to reimburse us whatever she felt was fair for the remaining 6 nights. She said she would send us a check, but as of this writing we have not received any reimbursement. We hope we can edit this review later if we receive it.