We enjoyed our stay at this lovely Airbnb.
Some of the many strengths:
-Ana was great on arrival showing us through and explaining lots in the area with a special map she had made up with personal recommendations.
-Good sized living area with good L shaped couch to relax on and narrow balcony for hanging out hand washing as required (don’t drop anything though, a long way down to retrieve!
-nice modern kitchen and bathroom, great shower
- nice bedding and extra towels were left for our longer stay- thoughtful touch.
-decent natural light which was a first for our series of Spain older apartment Airbnb’s)
- super close to amazing foodie options, Montjuïc and a short walk to a key metro station.
- Not so great was the noise. The bedroom shares the wall with the tiled stairwell so footsteps (unless people are wearing soft soles shoes) reverberate loudly in the bedroom, and the neighbours walls are also not very soundproofed (squeaking doors, the man with a lingering cough, toilet flushing etc, but no party noise). In saying this, we aren’t used to living in high density apartment style buildings so maybe it’s fairly common to have this issue and something many travellers won’t find overly stressful if used to it. Just factor this in to the otherwise awesome accommodation option being offered if you are easily disturbed by sudden noises in the early hours.
- Also note the luggage storage which is checked is not actually part of the listing but at a friendly hotel down the street for 3 euro per item. (English spoken by the friendly woman who helped us). Don’t leave anything highly valuable as it’s not the most secure system. It’s on the way to the metro and road to hail a taxi to airport which is super easy. A taxi for only 25 euro to the airport as it’s a direct route on the right side of the city to the airport.
- All in all a great stay at a fair price, fantastic hosts and great location.