The apartment is well designed, clean and spacious. It is located in the heart of Gracia in a quiet street, very close to great restaurants, bars and plazas.
We were disappointed with a few issues, considering this is the fourth AirBnB apartment we rented in Barcelona. We felt like the apartment was not well maintained, there were no basic condiments (salt&pepper), coffee, tea, cooking oil. There was one toilet paper and an almost empty bottle of hand soap. The shampoo holder in the bath was broken. There was no trash can in the kitchen. From our AirBnB experiences in the past, in this price range, these things are expected and their absence made our trip less comfortable.
We paid an additional fee for an infant bad, which was OK, but was not supplied with a blanket.
It's important to note that the apartment is on the fifth floor and the elevator to the apartment in very small. This was an issue for us, as our baby stroller did not fit in it so we had to disassemble it every time we went up and reassemble it every time we went down. The host knew in advance that we were arriving with an infant and did not notify us of this.
We did not meet Marta and Paul at the apartment but rather someone else that works them, we had to pay additional fees (check-in, tax etc) in cash. the guy did not have change for us (5 euros) and we had to go buy something to get change, this could have been avoided. regarding the check-in fee, although we were notified about this in advance, it is not clear why a check-in fee for regular hours check-in in required.