This review is a little late but well deserved.
A college and I, decided late to attend a conference in a nearby Hotel, who were asking for extortionate room rates for our 2 night stay, so we decided for the first time to try Airbnb.
We found Marta's apartment which was perfectly located for our conference and made the booking.
As this was our first time we didn't know what to expect, but upon arrival we were very pleasantly surprised, Marta is a very warm and welcoming person and the whole check-in was very professional and easy.
Our stay was outstanding the property and location couldn't have worked better for us, the apartment was beautifully clean and well kept for which we are very very thankful. The beds were spotless and comfortable, the kitchen was beautiful and immaculate, and had everything you could need if you wanted to stay in and cook. There were plenty of local amenities with a supermarket less than a 5 min walk, with many restaurants bars and shops all within walking distance.
I'm not easily pleased, I've been travelling for business for over 25 years and have the good fortune to have stayed in some beautiful hotels. This is not the same as staying in a hotel but for many reasons it's better, I have to say this ranked within the top 10 of my business stays and for this reason should we or any of our friends decide to visit Barcelona, we will be sure to recommend Marta.
For those who haven't tried Airbnb. give it a go, it worked perfectly for us, but maybe we just got exceptionally lucky.
Good luck :-)