Goncalo is a great host. We arrived a few hours before check in, and he met us to let us drop off our bags. He would have let us check in early but the apartment was still being cleaned by the maid service. We came back later after exploring the city, and then he showed us the apartment amenities and took care of lodging taxes, passport photos. Then he showed us the WiFi password and how the phone app to lock the door.
The apartment has plenty of space. There are two bedrooms and two bathrooms. There is a queen size, twin size, and large couch with deep seats that can sleep 5 side by side. The whole place can sleep up to 8 people comfortably. I slept like a baby on the couch in the living room. There’s a huge 70” TV with Chromecast if you want to watch your Netflix shows.
There are 2 very clean bathrooms. One with shower and the other with tub.
There’s a very nice full sized kitchen in case you want to cook. There is a nespresso machine to make your own coffee.
I used the swimming pool that was perfect after walking a lot in Barcelona in the September heat.
A block away is the bus stop on the Diagonal road. It will take you all the way up to the main Street of Las Ramblas where there is fancy shopping and La Sagrada Familia. Or you can walk a few blocks to the Poblenau station of the subway. The subway will take you anywhere you want to go. We used it frequently to get to Jaume I station to get to Gothic Square, Born, Catalunya, Picasso museum, Boqueria Market.
For downtime, we explored the local streets around the apartment. There is a local “Rambla” that has eateries and coffee. On sundays it’s place for families to spend time together just hanging out or walking towards the beach. Beach is only 10 minutes away.
During our stay it was easy to get in touch with Goncalo anytime of the day. He was very responsive to our questions.
I would definitely go to Goncalo’s again for my next visit to Barcelona.
Thank you Goncalo for being a perfect host!