We spent 5 nights in Barcelona over the Easter weekend. We thoroughly enjoyed Barcelona, the sites and the food. Staying in “Attic Barcelona” there were some good things and some things that could easily be improved
Excellent central location. The best feature of the apartment, was a the large, open terrace which gets great sun, good views over the roof tops and a nice breeze in the evening.
The apartment itself was comfortable but very basic and a bit tired. kitchen had the essentials, but was missing a working corkscrew (we went and bought one from the local supermarket which the host has offered to reimburse us for) and only one set of non matching wine glasses. Fridge didn’t get very cold even at maximum setting. Bed sheets were clean but quite old (ie missing buttons on quilt cover and pillow cases).
A couple of cleaning issues we fed back at the end of our stay (Washing machine was clogged with old washing powder.Shower had some caked on stains/Some food stains on bowls)
Main Issue was lack of anything to clean with.
I.E, no dishwashing liquid, no sponges nor scourers or brushes or cleaning cloths, no paper towels or tea towels. We ended up buying paper towels, sponges and dishwashing liquid so we could clean up after ourselves.
The lack of provisions makes us wonder how the previous guests cleaned up after themselves. (The food stains on the edges of the bowls implies they probably didn’t do it very well).
Other things, only one plastic bin bag in the bin, only one toilet roll in the bathroom, no hand wash. There was one washing machine pod in the cupboard (whether this was previously left over or intentional I’m not sure).
No tea or coffee supplies. We bought and left some. Some old sugar caked into a container sealed with paper towel( we avoided using it). Nothing to cook with (we bought and left a bottle of olive oil).
Not all these are essentials but the lack, particularly of cleaning products, increases the mental energy needed and makes things more inconvenient when you’re on holiday.
Overall we really enjoyed our time in Barcelona, the location and terrace of the flat were splendid. The lack of thoughtfulness for those few simple necessities put a dampener on the overall experience