My friend and I enjoyed our stay at Julia’s apartment. Generally, it was quiet, in a good location, and clean. The balcony view was superb and Julia communicated well with us to coordinate being let in late when our flight was unexpectedly delayed.
However, we had a few hiccups that caused us to rate our stay lower than we normally would have. First, Barcelona can get HOT and the air conditioner barely worked. We were sweating the entire stay. Next, there was a cockroach that we had to trap, kill, and dispose of. Finally, Julia required daily per person tourist fees (ok) and an unexpected late check in fee (€40) that she would only accept in cash to be paid outside of the Air B&B app, even after repeated requests to conduct transactions via the app. She noted that the fee is in the house rules, which we did not see prior to booking. Please be sure to read every detail on the listing as the fees add up!
I hate to submit the negative aspects of the review because I do think Julia was a good host. These are just things that we would have wanted to know prior to booking as we may have chosen a different place to stay.