Good things about the apartment:
- location (you can walk to the main attractions or you can take the metro, either way everything it’s pretty close)
- the building has video surveillance
- the apartment has everything you need to live there
What we personally didn’t like:
- The apartment is not that bright as presented in the pictures. We would actually use the lights inside even during the day because of how dark it was.
- The apartment had a smell of an old place. Especially the bedroom furniture.
- The apartment was very plain to us. There was no decor as in the pictures (like at all), just plain walls and furniture. It felt like the place has no soul. I guess it’s not a problem for everyone, but we do like cozy places.
- We knew the beds will be separate, but unfortunately they were uncomfortable too.
- It was too noisy. As I understood, this is an issue across all apartments in Barcelona, but we were hearing not only the noise from the street, but also from the neighbors from other apartments, which I think can be fixed or improved.
- The experience with the parking was not the best. I understand why we had to pay separately for the parking (cause it’s a private one). Still, it seemed strange to be charged additionally when the parking even has an entrance directly into the apartment’s building. The remote control wouldn’t work properly. When we checked in, we blocked the road because it wouldn’t open the gates. And when we checked out, we couldn’t exit the parking because the remote wouldn’t work again. We had to wait for another person to use their remote and open the gate.
The host was polite but responded very slowly.
In my opinion, the apartment is too expensive as to how it is right now. If the host will make some improvements, it will be a great place.