We stayed in this apartment in April 2014 and have very much enjoyed our stay here and would come back again if we came to Barcelona.
Ma Pilar and her son gave us a friendly welcome even though they had to wait for over an hour for us while we were stuck in a traffic jam. They spoke both English and German and were very friendly to our rather bouncy 5 and 8 year old girls. We even received some chocolates, cakes and wine as a welcome gift!
The apartment is modern, spacious and very clean with good central heating in a quiet local residential neighbourhood.
There is free parking on the streets nearby as well as paid parking.
The apartment has a very nice modern bedroom with a comfortable double bed and plenty of wardrobe space. There is another bedroom with a single bed that is also very comfortable.
The living room is spacious and light with a sofabed, a modern TV and a dining table for 4.
The windows have roller blinds.
The kitchen is new and modern, has a gas stove, oven, microwave, dishwasher, a big fridge/freezer and the owner had supplied all the basics you need but don’t want to carry with you (like oil, vinegar, sugar and salt, herbs, kitchen towels, dustbin bags, and dishwasher tabs, washing up liquid etc, etc.)
The bathroom is also new, the shower was luxurious, as were the supplied towels, in fact it was better than our own bathroom at home! Plenty fluffy towels were supplied as well as a hair dryer, and even shampoo and shower gel. There is also a new washing machine.
A bus stop (nr. 116) is situated about 30 m away from the flat and this bus connects you directly to the metro stations Lesseps (green line) and Juanic (yellow line). However it is also not very far to walk from Lesseps (however it is uphill). The bus runs every 11 minutes during the week, and about every 20 at weekend up to 21:15. After this time there is absolutely no traffic noise to be heard during the night.
Directly opposite the flat is a little supermarket for the basics and around the corner a bakery with lovely baguette and chocolate croissants. There are more shops within a short walk, but we didn’t have time to shop there.
Within 2 minutes you find yourself at the entrance to Parc Güell. We recommend to take a picnic, turn left up the hill after the entrance were you find picnic tables and a little playground after a few minutes’ walk, just beyond the viewing tower.