I have a very mixed review about this place. I will start by saying that the apartment itself is lovely - small but open and sunny. However, it is hot in Barcelona during August and the 1 foot fan that is in the apartment was not enough to keep us cool. Sleeping was very uncomfortable & hot - a big stand up fan would have made all the difference in the world. There were also ants all over the apartment (mostly in the bathroom but we saw them moving into the living area on our last day - I actually found an ant on one of my dresses as I was taking it out of my suitcase). This obviously did not make us happy. I was very concerned about the bugs getting into our stuff & us bringing them to our next destination. The apartment clearly needs some ant traps and caulking in the bathroom.
Additionally - the host was very unresponsive to me & my attempts to contact her prior to our arrival so that we could coordinate when I could pick up the key. I had sent her 2 messages & left 2 voicemails prior to heading to Barcelona. I only received a message back from her after our plane landed in Barcelona & we were at the apartment trying to get in. I had to find a café with wifi down the block to check my messages - only to find out that the host would not be coming to give me the key until 3.5 hours later (we landed at 3pm - we got the keys at 6:30pm). However, the whole process of trying & trying to contact her, not getting a response, going to the apartment, running around, etc was very stressful & put a damper on the whole first day. We were in a panic trying to figure out if we'd have a place to stay that first night. It was not how I wanted to start my trip. I really believe that if you agree to host people via Airbnb then you should be responsible enough to respond to messages quickly. I contacted Airbnb regarding this & did receive a partial refund - which was nice but it did not change my opinion regarding the host.