My sister & I spent 2 days in Barcelona and we have mixed opinions about this place:
Pros: Well situated near Las Ramblas and in the old district. Very beautiful apartment from the end of the 19th century with air conditioning, 2 bathrooms, wifi & coffee + tea, a fridge to bring your own food & drinks. Very good restaurants in the same street.
Cons: Too many. Even though Didi welcomed us with a smile, she arrived 15 mins late while we told her earlier at what time we will be there. When you have to wake up at 5 am to arrive at 10 am, 15 mins can be really annoying…
The apartment is really old, which means that you’ll hear the noises from the street during the night (Barcelona is a festive city), and the walls feel like sheets of paper. Didi told us that we would be around 6 people in total including her and her husband. We discovered that more people were staying with us. We could hear the other guests chatting, watching a movie, snoring from the other rooms or even walking by the corridor all nights. It is an old apartment so: noisy floor, noisy doors and locks. We were staying in front of the kitchen so even more noises without adding the noise of the washing machines during the night as well…
Be aware that the district is not safe during the night & sometimes by daylight, you will cross the path of prostitutes & drug addicts which was a first for us (we witnessed a fight between a man and a prostitute in the metro next to the apartment at 7 am before going to the airport…). The streets smelt like urine and garbage in this district, which is a harsh contrast with its beauty… We can’t imagine families with children staying there even for a day.
We were really disappointed, the apartment and location seemed so nice… Next time we will better book a hotel even if it means paying a bit more & not share moments with the locals (we have only seen Didi in the morning we arrived… & an Asian lady, twice, passing by the corridor wrapped in her towel).