This 5th floor flat (with lift) is spacious, well provisioned and a pretty glamorous place to spend time in Barcelona. We were a party of two adults and two teen girls. They established their own “wing” with 2 bedrooms and their own shower room and our suite with balcony was lovely. Air conditioning in all rooms was useful in the heat but the balconies and fabulous sea view were also cool places in all senses of the word!
The flat is a couple of miles outside the centre of the city, giving us a retreat after tourist activity but also prompting us to visit areas we may otherwise have missed. The metro is maybe a 10 minute walk and very easy to use. There is a local supermarket plus perfectly acceptable local cafes, bars etc. Our girls thoroughly enjoyed the Diagonal shopping centre (like any shopping mall you have ever visited but with great Spanish style) and we enjoyed the very stylish and beautiful park we walked through to reach it. And the beach is at the end of the road! Maybe not a beach for very young children as it shelves steeply into the sea but clearly a place enjoyed by locals and tourists alike.
We visited some of the usual haunts for tourists in our 4 days holiday. Miró, Picasso and Tàpies galleries, Sagrada Família and La Ramblas and old bits of the city. All very accessible by Metro. So pleased to have visited the Poblenou area (15 minutes walk from the flat) which is smaller, less crowded than the centre but with lots of activity. We had the most fantastic meal (tapas etc) at el 58 and also enjoyed Horchata at el Tio Che as suggested by our host.
Our host, David, was wonderfully welcoming and supportive before, during and at the end of our stay. He made brilliant suggestions, was more than open to helping with organisation and very responsive when we had a minor problem and to communications in general. A real gem of an Airbnb host.