This apartment was perfect for our group of 4 friends for a 5-night stay. Pros definitely outweighed the cons:
MANY PROS:
Oswaldo was very communicative via text and phone, VERY professional and courteous upon meeting our diverse group for check-in, and made us feel very comfortable with house rules and expectations (given political backlash against Airbnb in Barcelona, there were tighter house rules than at other places we've stayed at for our music-loving group).
Apartment is well-designed - homey and relaxing - without being kitschy. Wifi worked well except in master bedroom.
We walked almost everywhere in Barri Gotic and El Raval within 10-20 mins, and Oswaldo gave great food/drink recommendations. We took a lot of taxis since we were travelling in a group, but the location is close to metro for cheaper transit options to popular sites (we took it once to the beach, which worked well).
MINOR CONS:
- not enough toilet paper provided for 4 people for 5 nights
- no paper towels, surface cleaner, or extra garbage bags provided (we just got plastic bags from grocery stores though).
- We also couldn't figure out how to work the stove even after a very quick Google attempt, but that might just be American incompetence? (We could have also checked with Oswaldo, but were not particularly committed to or persistent in our cooking attempts as the restaurants were SO GOOD).