We booked this apartment for 5 nights. We were a group of 3 people. Natali is a very nice host. Check in was possible even a little bit earlier and communication was great. The location of the apartment was also good. We found the elevators / escalator very easy. Also walk to the metro was not too far. Now...
Unfortunately it was very humid during our stay in Barcelona. When we walked into the apartment there was a musty smell, which got worse from day to day. Obviously it smelled nice after the check in since Natali just cleaned the apartment. The smell was so intense that all of our clothes smell / smelled very bad and everything was damp during our stay. The pillow, the bedsheets, our clothes and especially the towels couldn’t get dry.. We told the host about this issue and asked for a solution since we just couldn’t stand the smell. The only solution suggestion was to turn on the A/C and air purifier. The A/C did not work properly (it would start to blow out hot air instead of cold or would stop working at all) the air purifier was way too small to help out this apartment at all. We noticed that the host was aware of this problem during the summer time and that they are thinking of buying a ionizer. If you are aware of this problem why don’t you act before your guests complain? We have been fortunate to not have any kids with us. For families traveling with kids I suggest to NOT stay here. Mold was on the ceiling of the bathroom and you could see the moisture on the wall in the bigger bedroom. The 4th night was the worst.. the electricity shut down in the middle of the night. We could not find a way to turn it on again. No idea why this happened. However there was no air the whole night and the A/C started to leak. The apartment upstairs was under construction. Workers started their job around 7:30/8AM. Neighbors have been throwing cigarettes downstairs at the terrace. Ants had also found their way to the terrace. So we did not even use it. I would suggest the host to also wipe down the chairs and the floor on the terrace before guests come in. Furthermore to check the dishes and how the previous guests left them, because they had coffee stains and old food on them.
We searched for a new apartment / hotel after the first night, but due to late notice everything was too expensive.
That’s when we decided that we can’t do this anymore and we left as smelly as we are one day early. We regret every single cent that we put into this accommodation. We are all in our mid twenties and had to work hard to save up money for our stay in Barcelona which was the worst!
Sorry Natali and Emilio. You are great host, but unfortunately your apartment isn’t.