The apartment is in a nice area of the city, where a block away there are numerous outdoor eating and drinking places. If you don't need to spend anytime in the space then it may work for you in fall and spring as there is no central heat in the winter and no ac in the summer. (There were two electric room heaters, which if you keep the bedroom door closed one heater was sufficient at night.) The lack of heat is disclosed in the listing if you think to look for it. It did not however occur to me to look for it. The neighbors above the space are partiers who get going at 11:00 pm and bring the party home at 3:00 am. The potential for noise is also disclosed in the listing but this situation could never be adequately disclosed. I unfortunately got sick with a cold, and we had to stay in the apartment far too much so admittedly that may have colored the experience and this review.
The ample apartment itself has a lot of potential except it has been unloved for a number of years. It needs to be painted and countertops and mirrors need to be replaced. The hot water is point of source and really works well. There is no grab bar for the tub however, which is almost 2 feet high so getting in and out could be treacherous and challenge for those less nimble.
There are also some things that just need to be corrected or completed. To exit the patio you have to walk through the larger bedroom. Now the double bed is what we call three-quarters - so two large people may not fit comfortably. (Your option is the futon in the living room.) On both sides of the larger bedroom there are windows that are missing glass or something. Curtains hang at the window to the sunroom before exiting to the patio. There is literally a lid to a cardboard box stuck in the window opening between the two bedrooms (i.e., there is no privacy between the two rooms). The kitchen and closet space hangers, etc were all more than adequate. The internet was slow but you could stream netflix.
Check-in for us was a disaster as we waited some 45 minutes for someone to meet us - so it seems that self check in for the space would be more appropriate and the tourist tax could be collected in the AirBNB payment.
Anil was very easy to communicate with and generously allowed us to modify our reservation when we decided we could not stay there the entire time.
So in sum, this place can work for young people who are just looking to have a base in Barcelona and not looking to spend time in the apartment other than maybe doing some light cooking.