The apartment was great! Gemma and Alex sent Norma to check us in and she was lovely and helpful. Despite the language barrier between us, she still recommended many places to eat and showed us point of interest in Barcelona. The apartment was clean, the beds comfortable and we really appreciated that the kitchen had the extra touches that many airbnbs do not.
We ran into trouble when the lock was vandalized twice-someone had stuck glue into it. When we let the owners know we were asked if we were loud and told that he wasn't sure when he would be able to make it and what to do in the event that he could not fix it himself. We were locked out of the apartment from about 11 to 19:00. We did, however, manage to get in the second time on our last night. Our general treatment by the owner and flippant attitude towards hosting put a damper on what otherwise would have been a perfect stay.