We stayed in the appartment for 7 days and it was perfect. Sure as with many places it has pros and cons, but in this case there were many pros and just few cons. So I will start with the cons. We visited in the winter time (January) and the appartment is cold, we were not able to work the central heating (which is more like an AC) eventhough we put it in 32 C it never really warmed up, it was just fanning air. In the appartment there is also a little electric heater, which is very inneficient to warm up the living room, but lucky for us we found a way, and we hope this works for enyone else who has the same issue: since this AC system sends air to the living room, if you put the electric heater in front of were this air is going (more or less next to the dinner table) you will have warm air very fast circulating on the entire living room. Additionally there is also the elevator sound, which could be annoying at the beginning but by the end of our stay we go used to it. Finally, the water heater has a limited amount of hot watter, so, be quick on the showers and you will have no problems. On the other hand, the pros are many, the place is clean, it is very very central, you can walk to Sagrada Familia which maybe convenient for times when there are big lines, there are plenty of markets around to buy food, and also places to eat tapas, so, location is perfect. The size of the appartment for 2 persons is also quite convenient, not too big, not too small. Metro stations are basically around the corner.
All the appliances of the kitchen were clean and ready to be used. There is also, we guessed, food that other people have left behind: like oil, vinegar, sugar etc. Finally the hosts have guides on Barcelona and they were perfectly on time waiting a bit for us, since we got a bit confused upon the arrival and made it few minutes late. We gladly would stay another time there if we could.
Thank you very much Clara and Pep,
Best wishes,
Andres and Anastasiya