Myself, my two children and my parents stayed in one of the apartments at Rocafort for 4 nights this October.
Location is amazing, an 8 min walk away from the MontJuic Magic Fountains, and 2 blocks away from the Rocafort Metro station, making it a really ideal base.
However…
Do know that the apartment block is severely lacking in any sound insulation. While the beds are extremely comfortable, if you have any plans to get any sleep at all, do invest in ear plugs and/or a white noise app. Our first night was completely miserable due to a collection of inconsiderate neighbours playing loud music into the early hours of the morning mixed with the fact that any noise in the corridors sounds like it is coming from within your own apartment, and on other nights, sleep was interrupted by people ringing the intercom bell at random points throughout the night (presumably as they couldn’t access the key app and needed to be let into the building). Be warned!
SweetInn agent response (in our case it was Laura) is very prompt and helpful when we had issues with keys that stopped working and also when we asked what we should do about the overnight noise, we were given a number for security to use overnight if needed.
Many other things also need attention, these being the main ones:
- Lack of electrical points
- No storage space in the smaller of the bathrooms (door hooks are missing)
- Some doors don't close (incl one bathroom door)
- Doors creak very, very loudly - some WD40 wouldn’t go amiss!
- Severe lack of kitchen utensils
- 5 chairs at a dining table in an apartment for 8
- Cleaning is subpar (old wrappers - food and condoms - behind microwave and furniture, and extremely dusty fake plants)
I do hope SweetInn can give these apartments some attention, they have so much potential and are so conveniently located, but the “quirks” really let the place down.
We all unfortunately agree that we wouldn’t book the same accommodation again when we are next in Barcelona.