This apartment is exactly as pictured. Catain is great at communicating and welcomed me to his apartment on arrival.
Everything works in the apartment.
The bed is comfortable.
The shower is warm and of a decent pressure.
Whole apartment was squeaky clean
There’s a small side to the balcony on the other side of the bedroom that has a washing machine (very useful).
The balcony is a brilliant sun trap and is much bigger than the photos show.
No noise from neighbours.
Neighbours very polite and welcoming.
The location is absolutely excellent, tapas bars within a 2 minute walk, monumental metro stop 5 minute walk, sagrada familia 15 minute walk.
The cafe across opposite Luisa’s is excellent for a coffee and croissant at €2.
There are two big supermarkets within a 5 minute walk.
Lots of smaller convenience and fruit and veg stores extremely close by.
I was skeptical of this Airbnb originally as the reviews were very old, but given that Catain explained that he had been renting long term due to the pandemic it made sense.
The one small hitch I did have was that the shower did not drain away. I immediately contacted Catain and he was round within a couple of hours. He fixed the blockage all whilst being very considerate of my privacy. The problem was sorted out right away and I never had another issue.
Only other extremely critical comment I could make would be the noise of the elevator does come through to the room, it’s not terribly loud at all and won’t wake you up in the night. But if you’re an extremely light sleeper this may bother you, although if you’re a light sleeper then staying in Barcelona may not be for you.
Overall extremely happy and will be using this accommodation again in the near future!