I stayed in Vicky's apartment over the Easter holidays with three of my other friends. This was my first AirBnB experience and it certainly was an amazing one! Vicky's place is very well located - within a 10 minutes walk to Placa Espanya and 30 minutes metro or bus journey (2.15 euro per trip) to sights such as Sagrada Familia, the beach and many more! Vicky's apartment boasts an amazing view from its balcony - we absolutely loved spending time on that balcony in the mornings drinking coffee and just enjoying life! The place was very clean and if we ever needed anything like an extra towel all we had to do was ask! We were also provided with a map of Barcelona and a few tips for restaurants and places of interest. We found this to be very thoughtful. The Wi-Fi connection was very good so as people of the 21st century we had no problem keeping in touch with the outside world. Vicky's place was a piece of paradise for me and I would definitely be booking it again if I ever went back to Barcelona! I firmly believe it is an absolute must for your trip to Barcelona :)
In order to make my review as honest as possible, I do have to mention the slight hiccup we had when we arrived. Vicky was out of town and so we were greeted by her cousin. He was a very nice and welcoming guy who made us feel at home straight away. He was quick to answer my calls letting him know we have landed and consequentially that we have arrived in front of the building. However, the poor guy forgot his keys inside the apartment so we had to wait for half an hour to forty-five minutes for someone to come and open the door for us. This did not cause us much of an inconvenience and he really did try to make it up to us as he obviously felt very bad. However, the point to take from this is that although yes there was a slight issue with our arrival, Eduard on Vicky's behalf was very quick to respond adequately to the situation and have it fixed very quickly. We absolutely appreciate everything he did for us - keeping us entertained and trying not to worry us whilst he was trying to sort out the key issue. He even took us to an amazing viewing point of Barcelona on the following day. I am incredibly grateful for this experience and his lovely welcoming nature that made us all feel less like annoying tourists and more like friends. Muchos besos