Great location. Great AC but no flow to the downstairs bedroom, gets quite warm and stuffy in there. Great closet in space downstairs bedroom but dim lighting upstairs making it hard to see in the closet nook, minimal place to hang clothing without it touching the floor, only four very small drawers to store clothing upstairs but overall nice size with many shelves. Great kitchen but it is small so keep that in mind. Great bathrooms but the upstairs bathroom did leak water onto the floor causing huge puddles (that should’ve been fully enclosed). For that reason, we mainly used the bottom bathrooms shower but was great overall. Sewage smell can be very strong at times, but this is very common in Europe. We bought many candles for the whole house. Beds are comfortable and very clean. At the beginning of the trip we realize that there was only an empty duvet on all the beds… because we were going to be there for quite a long time, we decided to go to IKEA and get three duvet comforters which was about €160. If the host keeps our duvet comforters there then you should have them lol. We did buy bath mats which came in handy considering we had a very small towel to step out onto after the shower. Note that this is a very old building and made of natural materials, and the ceiling let’s little pebbles fall anytime somebody walks in the loft. This is the biggest problem for the downstairs bedroom because anytime you walk in the loft it creeks and causes little rocks to fall onto the bed downstairs. Because all of the natural materials are exposed in this apartment, it gets extremely dirty and dusty causing you to sweep daily. This apartment also has very very thin walls, you can hear your neighbors conversation if they are talking loud enough, you can hear them sneezing or coughing in the morning which means you can hear everything else that they are doing…so if you can hear them, they can hear you, everything you’re saying and everything you’re doing. Because the walls are so thin, you have to be very respectful of your neighbors and courteous past 9:30 PM. Despite all the little things, we really enjoyed our stay here. We were in a great location surrounded by many good restaurants and boutiques. You have many options for a great coffee within a 10 minute walk for you; NUDES, Coffee Casa, Xiloteca, El Magnifique. Eddie’s burgers downstairs has now one of my favorite burgers I’ve had in my entire life and I am from California. There are two great pharmacies within a three minute walk with very nice doctors inside. Billy Brunch is a great place for brunch from 9:30 AM to 5 PM, the best staff too. Casa Lolea has the best Rose. Flax and Seed has amazing healthy dinner. El Cercle has the best bravas and cava sangria. Dux is a great lounge bar, get Agua de Vida cocktail. Dr. Stravinsky is a neat bar to check out. Rooster and Bubbles was a great dinner place. About a seven minute walk away is a Carrefour supermarket that was great for our weekly groceries. When getting dropped off or picked up near the apartment, get picked up at UDON Born, it is the closest drivable street near the apartment.
Overall great place and the location is priceless. Hope you enjoy your stay in Barcelona!