Pros:
- Great location! a 6 min walk from the local train station (Lesseps line L3). There's also an outdoor bar a 3 minute walk away. Large convenience store a a 3 minute walk away as well.
- Lovely view from the balcony.
- Quite modern design in the apartment. Kitchen equipped with washing machine, oven, electric stove, etc. Nice space for a dining table, and a sofa with a small tv> Just about enough space for 5 people to chill out there.
- Blinds in all rooms are able to block all light from coming in, helps one get a good night's sleep.
- Sofabed is a double bed size and very comfortable.
- A great quality apartment overall, a comfortable stay for 5 people.
Cons:
- Check in is very long winded and took me 15 minutes to complete. Would be better if some details were requested at the time of booking the stay.
- Digital key card. Although the aim is to make it easier for guests it was very annoying! It would randomly deactivate on some of our phones so I would have to reactivate it using a link emailed to me each time. Sometimes the email link didn't work. The app wasn't great. Physical key cards were only available at their office, which is slightly far from the apartment, not very convenient. Wasn't a very user friendly experience but when it worked it was great as there was no chance of losing physical key cards, although if your phone dies you're in trouble.
- Not enough stuff provided in the apartment. Only one small bottle of shampoo, shower gel and conditioner provided. How can that be enough for 5 people for 7 days? The products weren't of great quality either. No toothpaste given, only 3 toilet rolls given. One towel per person provided for 7 days, would have been nice if they gave 2 per person. We had to go to the local store to buy more things, we expected them to be provided as every other airbnb and hotel has done. Only one dishwasher tablet provided, not enough.
Bathroom: - The floor near the area floods very easily, even when we close the curtain and take a normal shower, water flows out of the shower tray and onto the floor. I nearly slipped 3 times! My friends also nearly slipped. The door also does not have a lock, lack of privacy.
AC: Works very well, easy to operate, and can get very cold (which is great!) however there's only one in the living room and one of the bedrooms. The bedroom with the double bed has no AC.
Balcony door is very difficult to close.
In conclusion, our stay for 6 nights 7 days was not bad at all, the apartment was clean and welcoming and felt like our home whilst in Barcelona. It's just the small things that caused inconveniences which decreased the value for money.