My partner and I stayed here for 8 weeks. We have listed the main points from our stay below:
+ Great location, 7 min walk to beach and 5 min walk to Metro station (Also a lovely bakery called Baluard just a 2 min walk away for morning coffee!)
+ Studio had lovely decor with original tiled flooring and exposed brick ceiling (top floor apartment)
+ 2 small balconies for sitting in the sun
+ Good wifi
+ Lots of cupboard space
+ Cleaners every week to change bed linen and towels
+ Host was fast to initially respond to queries via Whats App (however, mostly answered with “I’ll follow up or let you know” and were either slow with follow up or did not follow up at all)
- As a long term rental only apartment, we expected the basics to be provided such as cooking oil, salt, pepper (as the description states) but it was not. The cooking equipment is also very basic and some things are not in great condition.
- We had a period of frequent power outages during our stay. On one occasion, we were locked out of the apartment for several hours as the front door uses an electric key pad for access. We were not given a front door key and the keypad does not have emergency battery back up which is something we feel the hosts should consider putting in place to prevent other guests being locked out of the building.
- The bed is okay but only 2 flat pillows are provided. If you like to sleep with more than one, they do not have any spare.
Overall, we loved our stay in Barceloneta and would definitely come back to the area but as a long term rental, we think this apartment needs a few extra touches to make it perfect!