Pros:
-Clean
-central location
-fast wifi
-elevator to the floor
-professional cleaning services
-ironing board and clothes rack were useful
-AC is powerful and quiet.
Cons:
-you can hear everything on the street because the windows have no seal on the frame. you can hear literally everything as if there's no window. I wish I was exaggerating. I woke up to a screaming British lady one morning.
-Ran out of toilet paper on day 3 of 6, only 2 washing machine pods were provided, only 1 set of towels per person were provided. overall felt like the hosts were being stingy with their supplies.
-Want to have warm shower? good luck. all it takes is 5-7 minutes of showering for hot water to be used up...in a warm city like Barcelona...in the middle of summer. if the water was simply just left out in the sun, it'd have been hotter. My girlfriend and I had to alternate who's going to shower first every morning. never felt this uncomfortable after showering in any other airbnb.
-sinks are clogged. I had to wash my hands and brush my teeth in the kitchen sink because it was the less clogged of the two.
-Hosts want you to take out all the garbage before you leave. it's a pretty cheap move on their part since we're paying nearly $200 a night AND they have professional cleaning services to clean up the room. Absolutely ridiculous. It should not be the paying customer's job to do that.
-3 hosts own multiple floors of units in the building, and operate them sort of like a pseudo-hostel with a team of cleaners. if you're looking for a more authentic airbnb experience, this is not the place for you.
Cons of all cons:
-A good chunk of the issues I've mentioned have also been said by other reviewers in the past months. the fact that the hosts did absolutely nothing to address those issues goes to show how little they care.
conclusion:
2/5. I would recommend as long as you are willing to go to the store across the street and buy yourself some supplies after freezing in shower while paying $200 a night. otherwise, no. It's not a 1 because I didn't feel unsafe or uncomfortable while sleeping. Has the basics right.
note to hosts:
I would highly suggest equipping the place with extra set of towels, toilet paper, washing machine pods and fixing the window seal. while I understand that there isn't too much you can easily or cost-effectively do about the hot water issue, addressing the other ones would really enhance the customer experience.