There were a couple really great things about this place and a couple not as great things. I think because the pictures look amazing it also set my expectations a bit high.
Pros:
- very convenient location close to the Eixample district with lots of places to eat, supermarkets, and shopping area. Walking distance to Sagrada.
- we had a baby and this was for the MOST part very baby friendly because they provided a high chair and a very large travel crib/pack and play with cute bedding set up.
-I liked the keypad system where you enter a code for the main building and the same one for the apartment. It also seems secure/safe.
-there’s a rooftop/terrace area available which is nice even though during our stay it was a bit too windy/cold for use.
Cons:
- the bathroom pictures were not revealed on the description (it is a bit older and probably not renovated like the rest of the apartment) and so the shower area was a bit small for our inflatable tub. Had I seen the bathroom picture I’m not sure I would have booked this place. But if I didn’t have a baby the size of the bathroom would have been just fine because actually the water pressure is very nice
-some facilities were not fully functioning like in the kitchen a couple stoves were out of commission (still one or two working ones but not all) and they for some reason didn’t have a cutting board available? and the heater was not really working so it was still cold and so a repairman had to come. And then after, the heat was working and it got very warm but then the heater wouldn’t turn off right away (but eventually it did, but I had a momentary scare that it was not working again)
-the bedroom mattress was so soft almost like a waterbed- but then the second bedroom mattress was very firm? I guess best of both worlds?? :) I was not used to the soft mattress so it took a bit getting used to. And the mattress kept shifting around and creating a space in between the headboard which was sometimes problematic with the baby when she was on the bed.
-difficult to get into with a stroller - there’s 6 stairs and the main entrance is a challenge because the doorway is low and a big ledge (we are tall).
All in all a very modern designed newly renovated place but the building/facilities is an older one so not perfect. Because we had a young baby I had some things that bothered me that normally wouldn’t bother me at all, and we were coming from Madrid and Valencia where the hotels were very nice and cheaper. Barcelona is a bit more pricey and we came during a busier week so I think it was more $$ than usual. We really did appreciate and utilized many aspects of the apartment though.