This was our first ever experience with an airbnb so we weren't sure what to expect. Rosa was great with communication from the get-go, answering all my queries promptly, and offering to collect us from the airport for 30€. Given we were traveling for almost 40hrs from Australia, we took her up on that! Unfortunately our last flight was delayed on the Tarmac due to a passenger getting off and wanting their checked luggage retrieved...we had no wifi so we're unable to tell Rosa what had happened, so we arrived about half an hour late. Rosa's brother was waiting to collect us, and although he was very polite, it was clear he was not happy about our tardiness, which was a bit awkward. He drove us to the apartment and we were all feeling a bit nervous about the neighbourhood & the entry (a lot of very old, steep stairs) but the room itself was lovely. We used both air cons day 1, but it was so hot in there we let the kids have the main room with the aircon above it, and we slept on the couch with the balcony door open. I do not recommend sleeping on the couch lol. Our final 3 nights we had the main bedroom, bed ok, pillows very lumpy, and the kids had the couch as the sofa bed was too hard for them.
It's very, very loud at night in this apartment, there is a road running along side it was a lot of traffic running all hours, so be aware of this. Perhaps some earplugs would help.
The metro is about 5-8min walk away, and SO easy to navigate. Really good, cheap & easy way to get around. The rambla close to the apartment was much quieter, but had much more fresh, delicious & reasonably priced food that the one in the city, and we really enjoyed this.
We selected this property as it is close to the beach, and of our European holiday, this was our only beach stop, so we wanted easy access for the kids to enjoy (which they did!) If you're in the same boat, then this apartment will work fine for you. we had some regrets about not staying closer to the city, but this gives you another experience which really was great. Rosa is a wonderful host, and although we've mentioned some things that could be better, this is certainly a property we'd recommend!