A great apartment with a wonderful host for a family! Our flight arrived early into Barcelona, so we arrived 15 minutes prior to our agreed upon time. When I called from the front door of the apartment, Oriol arrived in 5 minutes on a motor scooter. We appreciated this warm welcome after hours of travel. The apartment itself was fully stocked with towels, soap, shampoo, and all the kitchen amenities including coffee, sugar, salt, pepper, oil and other spices. The washing machine came with detergent and softener. But be aware that dryers are not common in Barcelona and all laundry is dried on lines or racks.
Also, remember that you are staying in a metropolitan city, so if you are sensitive to noise and lights, be sure to pack earplugs and a sleep eye mask.
The apartment was located just 5 minutes from the metro station. This was our main mode of transportation and probably the easiest and cheapest. Also close by to the apartment were many grocery stores. I think we visited 4 different ones during our week long stay. The neighborhood itself was very friendly. We had people ask if we wanted directions twice, and one store shop owner gave us his recommendations for sights to visit.
Oriol’s recommendations were awesome. Upon arriving, Oriol recommended one of his favorite restaurants to us called ”La Flauta”. The food here was incredible! We ordered the “angry eggs”, which really is not very spicy at all, along with the jamon plate, daily pasta (carbonara) and a few others. The food is to die for! We went our first night and back on our last night.
On one occasion we texted Oriol with a question about locating an office center to print up a document. He responded promptly. Thank you Oriol.
Overall, if you are looking for a great place to stay, look no futher!