- when we arrived, the apartment was not cleaned properly at all and it was extremely dusty - certain areas were covered in large clumps of dust.
- location is excellent and cannot fault that, it’s right beside the beach.
- entry way to apartment is not safe; front entrance door to building was totally broken which is a major fire hazard because sometimes we couldn’t leave the building for some minutes which is not safe at all. Very difficult to carry luggage up to the apartment and the stairwell is extremely old.
- considering the price of the apartment, and that it’s a minimum 32 night stay, the apartment is not properly furnished for this purpose. It needs more cooking utensils, a vacuum, more storage, and better quality bed linen… and perhaps more than two toilet rolls on arrival!
- the apartment was very cold. There is only one blow heater which is in the kitchen area and does not heat the place well. The bedroom was very cold for the first two weeks of our visit; no natural sunlight in the building at all.
- we never received a text to ask if everything was going okay or if we needed anything. The only time we received communication was when we were being told to give them money for the electricity. I feel this should be included in the cost of the apartment. The lack of contact was surprising considering the landlords own several apartments across across Barcelona.
- cooker is broken/faulty. There are 3 rings on the cooker and only two work properly. It also turns off randomly in the middle of cooking.
- also considering the price of the apartment, we were told we had to clean the bedsheets and towels for the next guests arrival. We feel this is not our job to do so as guests. This has never been the case anywhere else I’ve stayed in before on Airbnb.
- only two very small old pillows on the bed. We had to use the hard couch cushions under our pillows every night. There should be at least four pillows in this kind or accommodation.
- Barceloneta is an amazing part of the city. It’s a super safe, friendly, lovely, community based part of the city and we really fell so much in love with this area. We will definitely be returning to this area because we fell in love with it, but not this apartment. The people in this area are wonderful. The beach is beautiful.