This is a great value for the location. Our stay was just fine, and was as advertised. The room met all of our needs for a place to stay at a low price in a very well located area. We were able to walk to the beach and to all major sites, as it’s in the Gothic Quarter right off of La Rambla. The host was accommodating and responsive, and we appreciated how he cleaned every day. The linens and towels had a wonderful, fresh smell. We found the bed to be very comfortable (not too hard, not too soft). We shared the bathroom with the host and his wife, and we never had any problems using it when we needed to. The host was very respectful and gave us a lot of space and privacy when we were home.
The air conditioning kept us very cool! It blows directly on you at night, so sometimes we could have used a blanket or comforter in addition to the top sheet only that is provided for bedding (referring to 22-24 Celsius - one night we accidentally turned it down to 18 because we got the Fahrenheit conversion wrong and this is not what we are referring to). But, if we turned it off then it became too hot.
We tried to be considerate as this was their home, so we did a fair share of “tip toeing” around when we were there, especially since the host sleeps with their bedroom door open at night to allow for the air conditioning from the living room to reach their room, and we needed to walk past their bedroom at night to come in, go to the bathroom, etc.
We weren’t 100% sure if we were able to use any other rooms in the apartment other than our private room and bathroom (which was fine as we didn’t really need them).
One item to note is that there seems to be smoking in the home (not in the private room), which we could smell at times. This is clear from the listing once we re-read it (as smoking is permitted in living room) but we missed it prior to booking. If you’re very sensitive to the smell of cigarette smoke, just an FYI. This was only periodic and the smell did not transfer to any of our belongings.
Overall, great stay and would recommend to anyone looking for a cost effective, “no frills,” well located option.