I’ll start with the good parts. The location is great, close to Sagrada Familia, relatively quiet area, close to the subway.
However, the apartment itself is a different story.
First, the apartment is basically not furnished. Just the absolute bare minimimum pieces of furniture which look like they have been picked up from the corner of a street. Imagine the cheapest possible plastic / tin furniture you have ever seen, used and old. The cutlery, pans, and plates are the same: old, used, chipped, broken.
There isn’t even a proper bed. In the main bedroom, there is a matress on a metallic support. Not a bed.
Matresses are disgustingly filthy. In particular, the matress of the extensible couch is one of the most disgusting things I have ever seen. I did not dare check the rest. By that time I was just trying to spend as little time in that place as possible.
The internet did not work for the duration of my stay. The company renting the place, Barcelona for Rent, tried fixing the problem with the provider several times, but couldn’t.
The place is in a general state of disrepair. Most window handles are broken. It is all falling apart. There is limestone buildup on the showerhead. There is some type of brown stain / buildup in the toilet, not sure what it was. The walls are dirty, and there is a distinct smell to the place.
On a different note, the host offered to arrange for a taxi to pick me up from the airport, which I agreed to. However they forgot to arrange for the taxi, which led to confusion in the airport and more lost time after a long flight.
Overall, I will not be returning here. There are too many good apartments out there — my advice is keep looking.