This review is mixed. Five stars for basic floorplan of the apartment. Good ventilation in the front bedroom and living room. Furniture is older IKEA but serviceable. The location is great. Easy walk to Plaza Catalunya and old town, Parque Ciutadella, Paseo de Gracia and two metro stations. The apartment is on the 3d floor which is up 5 flights of stairs (bottom floor is 0 and then there is a mezzanine). There is a small but serviceable elevator.
This place has the potential to be 5 star if the owners will fix everything that was broken when we came or broke during our stay. These include a shower drain that was not hooked up, flooding a room in the downstairs neighbor's apartment (he was not happy), broken a/c in the living room, leaking toilet in the second bathroom, hit water heater that would inexplicably turn off, debris on the lovely balcony you see in the photo, and some other things that were fixed during our stay. (The plumbing issue for the neighbor was resolved quickly but the mildewy hole in the bathroom was not patched while we were there). Vincent also brought us a portable a/c unit but the promised fix on the ductless unit never materialized.
Apartment was quiet. Some low murmur from the hotel patio below but it was not a bother. No street noise.
There are a lot of positives about this apartment and I'm sorry I can't give it a better review. We were the first to stay there after they hastily put in on Airbnb. If they manage to make the needed repairs and clean up the balcony, it will be a lovely place to stay. The photos of the apartment look much better than the real thing and some of the furniture in the photos is not there.
Vincent is very charming.