This was our first time staying with Airbnb and we absolutely adored it. This was a present for my boyfriend, Andrew from Christmas so it had to be perfect. Ancry really outdone herself and made our stay as lovely as possible. We were left a lovely bottle of Cava on arrival, as well as a delicious bag of crisps which we polished off quickly. Our entire trip, we felt so at home and comfortable in the apartment which we were so thankful for as this was our first trip abroad together.
We stayed from the 26-30th of April in the apartment across from the L'Auditori which was within walking distance of Segrada Familia (10-15), one of the metros called Monumental (5), Arc de Triomphe (15), Parc de
la Cuitedella (15) and Santa Maria del Mar (25). We really would recommend using the metro which managed to get us everywhere we wanted and suggest buying the 10-ticket pass for the metro at €10.20. This was a lifesaver.
Although it was only the two of us, Andrew's quite tall and the extra space really helped make our stay comfortable. The only major downside to the apartment was the shower - be prepared for no happy medium. It will either be freezing or roasting. However, the apartment was so brilliant that this made no real effect to the trip as a whole and we happily put up with it. We know other reviewers have had issues with the noisy neighbours - we did hear noise but only intermittently and we had no real issues with it.
We had one issue with the shower hose and quickly messaged Ancry who responded in record time. We were quite worried about this, plus we were on our way out but Ancry reassured us that she would be over in 15 minutes and would fix it without any issue. Sure enough, when we returned, everything was perfect so thank you for that.
We really had a magical time in Barcelona and are eager to return. We've been as honest as possible in our review and would definitely recommend staying in this apartment. Feel free to message us about anything, we're happy to help. Thank you so much for looking after us, Ancry!
Paula & Andrew