We had high hopes for this grand scale apartment in central Barcelona, especially after staying at beautiful AIRBNB apartments in Madrid and Seville. However, we instead found a dirty, tired, poorly maintained apartment. The first bad omen was the host's friend meeting us 40 minutes behind schedule. So we had to wait in the streets with luggage. Yes, we were early, but we had clearly communicated that we would be there about an hour before normal checkin. Second bad omen, wet & dirty towels placed on the living room table. Third bad omen, bedsheets with multiple stains on them, which we only realized when we were about to go to bed. The list goes on and on, bad wifi, disgusting black chair that should be thrown out, broken shades, stained bathmats, grimy / dirty bathroom doors, broken soap dispensers, weak wifi, scratched floors, etc. We left the apartment after one somewhat sleepless night and found a truly amazing apartment on Carrer de Valencia. The good news is Josef is a nice guy and if he puts some TLC into the apartment, and takes pride in it, it could be much better.