My partner and I have just returned from a brilliant long weekend at Aline and Jacques’s apartment. Aline and Jacques are great hosts- very friendly and extremely accommodating, offering lots of tips for bars and restaurants in the area along with travel advice before our arrival and letting us check in early. There is also a welcome book within the apartment with lots of helpful information and a map provided.

The apartment is clean, comfortable and exactly as pictured in the post’s photos. Blackout curtains were fantastic for an afternoon siesta after a very early flight! We really appreciated the little extras like the nespresso machine, extra pillows and hairdryer and the apartment has everything you need to cook meals should you wish to, although there are great options for eating out on your doorstep.

The area, Poble Sec has a great buzz and there are tons of tapas and pintxos bars lining Carrer del Blai (a pedestrianised street 10 seconds from the apartment). On Thursdays, ‘La Ruta del Poble Sec’ runs with special €2 beer/wine and tapas offers in a number of places. The metro station (Para-lel) is 2 mins away although it’s just as easy to walk to the city centre/ La Rambla/Port Vell within 20 mins. There is a ‘Dia Market’ on the street where you can pick up supplies along with a pharmacy over to road.

Thank you for a great stay!