This place was great for us - a mom and two teenaged daughters on our first visit to Barcelona. Its location is excellent - a quick walk from Plaça Catalunya which is central to everything, plus cafes, grocery, ATM, all the necessaries nearby. Not to mention metro, bus, and plentiful and inexpensive taxis!

It’s on the 3rd floor (American) of a beautiful old building, and there is an elevator (of the same vintage), so you don’t have to hike all your baggage up the stairs - unless you want to!

The two larger bedrooms each have tall windows leading onto the classic shallow balconies. Stepping out on them is a beautiful way to greet the Barcelona morning, and they have long shutters as well to make the room very dark to sleep in.

We had read others’ comments here so knew to purchase our own toilet paper, laundry detergent, bar soap, and dishwashing liquid.

We had a bit of trouble at first with getting the key to work in the lock, as it has a spring mechanism that, if you're not careful, slides the key sideways. Be persistent!

Everything else - appliances, water, was in good working order.

We did use the 3rd bedroom, which as others have written is small, but the size was perfect for me. However, the window in that room into the light well does not open, and there is no separate AC ventilation, so on the hotter, muggier nights we needed to keep the door open - it opens to the living room where there is a large mini split unit.

To respond to the comments a disgruntled user made about the condition of the place, we would say that it is important to know that this is not a modern apartment in a brand new building - if that is what you want, stay elsewhere (eg not in downtown!). This is a nicely remodeled apartment in a vintage Barcelona apartment building. If this is what you want and expect, you will be pleased.

Angel was able to work with our earlier than check in time arrival and allowed us to wait in the apartment while the housecleaner worked to ready it for us, and was quickly responsive with our question about how to work the door key.

We absolutely loved Barcelona, and this apartment was great for us.