The photos on the website looked great, and sometimes when you arrive you realise that the photos looked better than the actual place.this wasn't the case with our stay here.the place was spotless, nice bed, bathroom and living area, with all the cooking and cleaning facilities you need. Was great having the washing machine to reduce the amount of washing needing to be done when we got home.
On our arrival we were greeted by Brian who couldn't have been more helpful, I felt he showed a genuine interest in our stay, helping with travel, sightseeing and restaurants etc. He was very friendly and down to earth and nothing was too much trouble, all his advice was 100% accurate.
The location itself was great, close to Vila de Gracia square that had a few lovely restaurants.local supermarkets, with bakery's etc were only a short 3-4 minute walk away. It was a nice quiet area of Barcelona as its not on a main street.
We did spend a lot of time around the beach, port and las ramblas area which was about a 25-30 minute walk away, which we didn't mind too much as it was a better chance to see the city.
The only negatives ( nothing to do with the actual flat we stayed in )would have been the timing of our stay as it caused a few problems because of the voting referendum. The Barcelona fc match was played behind closed doors, so we didn't get to go to the match. The following day all public transport wasn't usable due to the street protests, taxis were also unable to get to their location as they couldn't reach certain areas.think we walked a round trip of about 15 miles that day.
We had also booked a taxi with Brian to take us home early in the morning at 6am.the taxi didn't come by 6:15 so we had to walk a short distance to get a taxi. I did text the number given by Brian to call with any problems the night before to check if our taxi the following morning was booked, but I received no reply.i think this was possibly due to The company that owns the flat being on strike the day before, so maybe the taxi wasn't booked.it wasn't a huge problem as we got a taxi easy enough and we're fine for time.
All in all a great stay, and with my first ever trip to the nou camp being delayed it gives me another chance to go back.i wouldn't mind staying in the same flat again as it was perfect. Although I think next time I would stay in one of their other flats closer to las ramblas to save mileage we clocked up on walking