We spent 5 weeks in the ground floor apartment. The booking system and communication up to the time of checking in was great. It all went down hill from then.
Positives:
Well located, 20mn walk from plaça Catalona and 30mn walk from most main sites.
Supermarket, metro, shops between 5-10mn walk
Good AC
Negatives
The outside area is disgusting, littered with cigarettes that people throw from their balconies and other rubbish, decking damaged and unsafe. Totally unsuitable for families with young children.
No fire detectors.
Very very noisy, from the vibrations of the metro, the noise from the bathrooms from other appartements, constant noise from people coming in and out at all time of the day and night.
Very dark and dingy, only one very high window, no view of the outside.
Nowhere to park nearby.
Very poor communication and total unwillingness to solves issues when they arise (took over a week to fix a leak and the outside never got sorted despite promises being made).
Sofa bed is totally unsuitable for sleeping and very very uncomfortable to sit on and there is nowhere else to sit and relax since the outside is so dilapidated .
This accommodation would only be suitable for party animals who want to spend their time going out drinking and have somewhere to crash from time to time, drunk enough so that they do not hear the constant noise, vibrations etc etc…