Of all the three apartments we rented this vacations, this was the one we held big expectacións for, however it was such a disappointment
First of all, it is some how near to las ramblas but If you haven’t been to Barcelona before las ramblas are quite big so if what you want it’s to be near plaça Catalunya, Passeig de Gràcia and the good restaurants, you might think it twice. Also the sector the apartment was not nice, although Barcelona is very safe we didn’t like to walk around late.
The building is old, the elevators sound like they are damage, and it has a constant smell of species and curry. The doorman was very nice though
The apartment: our first impression was that it was ok. It has 3 bedrooms and it is quite big. But it definitely didn’t look like in the pictures, the walls where dirty and could use an uppgrade on furniture.
The kitchen was a mess, the first glass we took was dirty and the microwave was a mess, we decided not to use the kitchen.
The bathroom: the bathroom was clean which we appreciate, but we had intermittent hot water which could be acceptable in summer, but in winter it’s not even an option.
The host: we tried to contact her because of the cold water, we didn’t received and immediate response, so we had to bath with cold water. The only time she contact us was to clarify that we had to left the apartment before 11 am and that they had no place to kept our bags in case we needed.
You can definitely find a better place for the same price :)