The location could not be better, just 20 minutes walk to Sagrada Familia in one direction and the same to Plaza de Catalunya and Casa Batllo in the other and the apartment was spotlessly clean. Josep's friend Dani was waiting outside to meet us when we arrived at 22:15 due to our flight being delayed. She showed us around the flat and relieved us of €50 for city tax and another €30 for late check in after 10pm. The apartment was very hot when we arrived and it would have helped if the air conditioning had been put on earlier.
The sixth-floor apartment is laid out in a U-shape around the internal air shaft with windows that can't really be opened because of the noise and proximity of adjacent apartments. You walk in past the single bedroom (without air-con) then past the first double bedroom, round the corner to the next double bedroom with the light switch that controls the first room! Passing the entrance to the outward-facing living room you come to the final bedroom then round the corner again to the bathroom, minute second bathroom and finally the kitchen and laundry. All the bedrooms have a large bed which leaves about one foot of space all around it to the walls. We could not open the wardrobe doors fully and our room even had a sliding door. The shower in the second minute bathroom cannot be used because the shower curtain does not reach the floor and you flood the bathroom and out into the corridor. The living room is huge with 2 french-doors which open out onto semi-circular balconies and leak water in when it rains, a vast dining table and 12 chairs. It was hot when we were there but thankfully the air-con in the bedrooms was eventually very effective.
We paid £1,110 GBP for a four-night stay for 5 occupants which seems expensive if you consider there were very few pillows, there was not a scrap of soap in any bathroom, no dishcloth or tea towels in the kitchen, there are floor tiles missing in the living room and wall tiles missing in the laundry room, one of the toilets would not flush on arrival although it was fixed during the following day. This basic apartment feels barren and unlived-in.
However, Barcelona is vibrant and we walked our legs off seeing everything and experiencing the passion of this exciting city. The descriptions of the apartment on AirBnB are not in any way untrue but just be aware of what they don't say. We never met Josep but he always responded promptly to messages.