Bit of a mixed bag this Airbnb.
You cannot fault the location. You are literally minutes from the Placa Universitat and there are plenty of wonderful bars and restaurants on the doorstep. The air conditioning and WiFi is good, and the bed is very comfortable. It’s a shame that other elements of the accommodation let it down, to the point that it’s only getting an ‘average’ review.
As other reviewers have said, it is the bare bones. It certainly doesn’t have the fresh flowers and plants as shown in the staged photos. The bathroom didn’t have any hand soap, shampoo or shower gel as described in the accommodation description so we had to buy our own.
We found washing up liquid in the bucket in the airing cupboard (why it’s not just left next to the sink is beyond me?) There’s no cloth to wipe the kitchen surfaces down and it lacks basic kitchen essentials such as wine glasses. The oven is a microwave.
The décor is very tired and scuffed and it looks like its been furnished from a junk shop.
The light on the bedroom wall gave me a shock when I tried to turn it on the first time, so it was unplugged and not touched for the duration of the stay.
The light in the bathroom is ridiculous. It literally stays on for 2 minutes and is movement activated, so when you’re on the loo you end up sitting in the dark unless you manically wave your arms around to make the light come on again. The toilet roll holder and the shower fixture both hang from the wall and need repairing… it’s a two minute job to screw them into the wall, but has been overlooked.
I appreciate that this Airbnb is run as a business, but it lacks the personal touch and more attention needs to be placed on the quality of the accommodation, getting the basics right and attention to detail, rather than focusing on the upselling of ticket sales and airport transfers.