My family of six stayed in this apartment for two day in August. Long story short, knowing what I know now, I will not be staying here again. This is not someone's cozy home that is being rented out. There is nothing cozy about this place. The room farthest from the entry way is pink in color, not the warm beige color seen the photo. The photos shows everything as being bright and warm. Not the case at all in real life. As far the the neighborhood is concerned, you will see drunks/homeless people as soon as you step outside the front door of the apartment. The streets outside the apartment is not very clean and smelly, even for in city living. As our local tour guide says to us, "You are one block off the red light district. If you are out an about at night, make sure you are in before 10pm. Don't carry your passport or too much money on you if you are out and about at night."

As far as ease of check in, I was told that host was not going to be in Barcelona when we arrived and that Mauricio was going to be there to check us in. I confirmed this with host several days prior to our arrival and was told yes, call Mauricio at least 30 minutes before our arrival and he will meet you at the apartment. In reality, Mauricio was called three times on the day of check in, left vmail and never heard back. Luckily, the driver and tour guide who picked us up from the airport was concerned for us and didn't want to just drop us off. So she offered to call the number that host provided on BnB. We had to call that number several times before we got an answer. We then were told that Mauricio will not be checking us in, but to go to the apartment and Eduardo will be there to check us in. We arrived at the apartment and Eduardo was there overwhelmed with several other check in at different locations. We were told to just wait and he will be right back. 20 minutes later, he came back, collected the 70 euro cleaning fee and the security deposit, gave us his cell number, says to call if there are any other questions, and left. We were given one set of keys and asked if there was a second one? We were told he'd check on it and will get back to us. We heard nothing.

As far as making us feel welcomed, that didn't happen. I had emailed host and asked for recommendations/some information about the area and neighborhood, I was told that I can get all of that information at the tourist center and that if I had anymore questions, Mauricio would be able to answer them for me at check in….as described above, that didn't happened.

Conclusion, would not stay here again.