This is a great apartment and the terrace area in particular is a fantastic place to sit and have a glass of wine in the evening and admire Gaudi’s work! It is well-equipped and has a shower with good water pressure, air-conditioning throughout and washing machine/ dishwasher etc.
The location is brilliant. It’s a stone’s throw from Sagrada Familia, some wonderful local restaurants (walk in the opposite direction to the cathedral!) and with plenty of places for drinks and ice-creams right near by. It has lots of buzz and atmosphere, but is far less hectic than the La Rambla area and just far enough from Sagrada that it is not flooded with tourists. There is also a metro right nearby and some good supermarkets.
A real find for us was the Santa Gloria bakery cafe across from the apartment where we had breakfast every morning. Great value, delicious baked goods, coffee, fresh OJ and lovely, friendly service. Our kids loved it!
We loved walking from the apartment to the Passeig de Gracia and Marina areas and admiring all the amazing architecture in between. It’s a decent walk, but a beautiful one - and then you can use the metro to get back the other way. We also found taxis very reasonably priced.
Our start with Stay U-nique was a bit bumpy due to some unanswered messages, but they made up for it with super-friendly service, thoughtful touches and good responses once we were in Barcelona.
We recommend this apartment.