Pros:
- Close to city center
- You have two bedrooms and two bathrooms
- Metro is close by
- In the neighborhood you can find markets, restaurants, etc
- WiFi is good
Cons:
- The apartment is very old style and gives a general feeling of dirtiness, tiles are falling apart, overall design of the apartment is not great, I did not like at all the quality of the furniture and mattresses are not comfortable, everything looks better on the pictures than in reality.
- Aga has recently bought a new TV, which is very small, you can hardly see the images, it is not like the one she previously had (on pictures). There are no international TV channels on TV, only Spanish channels.
- Both showers are not that good, very uncomfortable, basically, the main shower is not working the way it is supposed to work, but not big deal. I did not like the plastic curtains of the shower. Water can fell on floor easy in the second shower.
- I have found the oven to be dirty when I wanted to warm up some food, it was not cool. I had to clean it myself
- There is no central hitting system, the apartment has got one air conditioning system for the entire apartment, which is not sufficient to make the temperature comfortable enough during winter. Also, you need to open all the doors to make the system work, which is not great for the privacy of the guests. Aga supplied us with electrical radiators but they dont do a great job to hit the house.
- Aga does not reply or communicate in a prompt manner. Once I have been robbed in central Barcelona, in a private parking. Indeed, the city can be dangerous at times. Basically, thieves have broken my car's window and stole a bag from the car, my apartment's keys were inside... I called Aga soon after around 11 o'clock but nothing she did not take my calls, probably she was sleeping. Since these things can happen I would expect Hosts to be more available at least till midnight. People on holidays stay up till late and I believe this should be taken into account when dealing with guests. Unfortunately, I had to find another hotel in the middle of the night to sleep. Aga did not even say sorry for what has happened to me... and made my life a bit difficult to get the new keys.
Final note:
The apartment has a good price and decent location, but definitely, if you can spend a little more you can find better places I believe.