Laura’s flat is a true safe haven within Barcelona, and we all had a wonderful time staying there. Each of the guests had their own room, with *very* comfortable beds and plenty of space, and the AC was hugely appreciated during these scorching summer months. The flat is also extremely well located, barely 2 minutes walk to Parallel Metro station and the same amount of time to the nearest bus stop, and 5 minutes walk to a huge Lidl supermarket where we were able to do our weekend grocery shopping. The flat is very kitted out with almost everything you need, with utensils or to cook, cleaning supplies, a new smart TV where we could watch YouTube or Netflix, lots of towels, and a washing machine for clothes washing. A couple of things which we thought might’ve been helpful were a clothes rack to dry our stuff, and more toilet roll, but that’s it! One of the best kitted out places I’ve stayed in and we were utterly thrilled. The only main difficulty we had was the check-in process and key system, which is completely virtual and relies on at least one guest having data roaming or wifi access at the door. As a foreigner without data I found check-in quite difficult, and had to coordinate it with someone else who did have internet access in a completely different location. We discovered that if someone’s phone were to die out of the flat, there would be no way to access it. We think that although there are benefits to this system, the option to have a physical key would be very much appreciated!
Having said it this Laura was *incredibly* available for us throughout the stay and asked us pretty much every day if there was anything we might need or anything she could help us with. She helped me as far as she could with check-in and assured me we would sort it out! And we were really impressed with her response time, which was always extremely quick, so we felt very looked after our whole stay.
Thank you so much Laura! You made our Barcelona trip a pleasure with your wonderful flat and great hosting!