I stayed with my wife in this apartment for 7 weeks in summer between July & September. The purpose of our visit was to live for short time in Barcelona to test the lifestyle there before we move. We were both working remotely from the apartment.
- Great location. It's on the main street of La Rambla and very convenient to go anywhere! You're only 2min from Placa de Catalunya.
- The apartment: the apt is not noisy because it's faces the inner side of the building not La Rambla side so you don't hear the crazy noise from the tourists in the main street. There was a review here about a guy who was bothered by the train noise where the house was shaking. I guess I heard the train sound only few times only because the guy mentioned it! but it wasn’t an issue at all as you could barley hear it. Also regarding the works in the building, we had some noise only few days throughout the stay and it was manageable. The walls in the building were quite thin and we kept hearing our neighbors noise every now and then but again, tolerable. However, we faced one issue with our next door neighbors in the first week as they kept playing super loud music from 11pm till 5am without even answering the door when we were knocking. The agent told us we should have called the police. Anyway they stayed only for few days then they left. Almost all apartments in the building are rented for tourists fyi.
- Elevator + AC: these are 2 important points during the summer here. Lift is very old but works fine. Only stopped 2 days for scheduled maintenance.
- Amenities & living space: the house is comfy and well equipped but everything feels a bit old and overused. Bedroom has 2 single beds with extra sheets and towls. Wardrobes are quite big. Sofabed in living room. Kichen has Stove top, coffee machine (kettle not working), microwave, washing machine, hair dryer, TV, etc. The house is well lit with natural light. Both rooms don't have curtains. They have manual wooden shutters which were difficult to use.
- Internet: internet is not reliable. I actually asked the agent about the wifi status ahead and she was transparent that the connection is shared among few apartments (router outside the house) hence she can't guarantee speed. So if you’re going to work from home, the wifi won’t accommodate zoom/team calls or big files. I brought a 4G router with me and got a local sim with data. The apt internet works for simple browsing and for streaming Netflix (but sometimes even Netflix stops working). My wife actually started going and paying for a working space cafe because the living room chairs wasn’t comfy for her back (she has a back issue). Also the internet was down for 36hr due to a problem from the ISP then it was fixed after we complained.
- Agents: Maria and Eva from Easyflat are quite responsive and helpful to an extent. We had an issue with the coffee machine so they replaced it and there was an issue with the balcony door and also sent someone to fix.
Overall: we liked the convenience of the apartment and had some memorable time staying there. It was such an interesting experience to live for a while in the heart of this magical city.