Summary We have made a rather short-term reservation for this listing (five days ahead of our planned stay) for end of July 2019, traveling with a Group of six (3 adults and 3 kids including a baby) and staying for five nights. We would never book this place again. This is a commercially operated apartment that gave us a bad experience for a number of reasons listed below. Location On the positive side of things, the location is relatively central, i.e., within walking distance of the University of Barcelona. You can also find numerous restaurants and supermarkets around the corner. Check-In Firstly, before even making the reservation we have asked if an early check-in was possible. The host responded in this case very quickly saying this is possible if the aparment was available that day even without asking any extra fee. Having asked after the reseration for that early check-in option, the host said it’s not possible since other guests were leaving that day. I checked with the Airbnb support since I found this odd and they comfirmed to me that a reservation was made until the day of our arrival already in May 2019. So, it would have been appreciated if the host had been transparent about that during the reservation process. When we finally agreed on the check-in time of 16:00 (the host offered 14:10 as well just to drop off our luggage and not really checking-in) and also arrived timely in front of the builiding, we texted the host. Strangely enough, the host told us to wait five more minutes. After five minutes I called the host and he responded “you must wait, you must wait”. The host simply made another check-in at the time we agreed. It would have been smarter to tell us in advance that we should either arrive a bit earlier or later than making another check-in appointment and letting us wait. Just to understand the context that I also made the host aware of: It was past 16:00, so rather a hot time of the day during a typical BCN summer and I was carrying my baby on my arms. Letting us wait and conducting another check-in at the time was rather an impertinent and clearly avoidable act. Cleanliness This might be perceived differently from each individual, however, despite hours of cleaning that we have been told, we personally would have appreciated no hair in the bathtub when we arrived, no filthy chairs (six out of six chairs for the dining table had very obvious stains on the seating area), no stains on the bed linen and clean cutlery/dishes. We are sure the towels have been washed though since they were still wet when we checked in. Amenities We have explicitely asked if there is A/C in all bedrooms and the main living area ahead of the reservation. The host told us in writing that there is central A/C for the WHOLE apartment. So, I assumed that this would also be the case. Anyway, one of the bedrooms does NOT have any A/C vents and the A/C in the master bedroom does not function properly. In other words, you can have artic temperatures in the main living area and another bedroom whilst the master bedroom is slightly cooled down (but still ca. 4-6°C above the really cool rooms) and one bedroom gets really warm if you close the door since it doesn’t have any A/C vents at all. WiFi is available in the apartment, however, there is a weaker signal to the back side of the building where the master bedroom is. Comfort / Safety Although this listing promises a high comfort apartment, it is worth mentioning that its furniture stems from a famous Swedish brand that allows you to test your manual / technical skills. That said, it is simple in nature. One of the lamps in the living room did not have a bulb which I made the host aware of. In case you are sensitive to light when you try to sleep, at least one of the bedrooms is not really suited since it does not have well functioning curtains. Again, I also asked the host ahead of the reservation if there are blinds or curtains to block the light in the morning and I got a clear yes for that. However, you will see more 50 shades of blue / green in that bedroom that allow you easily to read a book when it’s bright outside. The apartment itself is not super well isolated and you hear everything going on in the staircase since there is just a thin door between the main living area/kitchen and the staircase itself. Another point to raise is that one of the dressers was not properly fixed to the wall as it actully should be (I just know that from personal experience and having read about severe injuries with kids about this model). This dresser is in the master bedroom and can pose a severe safety risk since it can fall down and crush small children who might use the drawers as a jungle gym (I made a note about that during our stay already and didn’t let my kids play there). Tourist Tax The description clearly says you need to pay 2.48€ as a tourist tax per person. We also received multiple reminders on that. Not sure why we had to pay 2.50€ in cash upon arrival and check-in. Note: This is not about me being adamant about 2 cents, however, why telling the guests multipe times about one amount whilst asking at the end for more? Food for thought (only assumptions): What do you get for those 2 cents if you have 10 apartments that you rent out 200 nights per year with on average 3 adults staying and you do that for 10 years or more? Response Time As mentioned above, we received quick answers prior to the reservation on questions related to the early check-in, A/C and curtains....