The Good:
-Excellent location. Steps away from the metro and within walking distance to many of Barcelona's top touristic sites. Also close to many grocery stores, pharmacies and coffee shops.
-Easy Check-in. There's a code for the main door and a key lock box for easy self check-in. Very efficient.
-Communicative and helpful host. Eduard was super easy to reach and communicate with. Even while traveling, he made sure that I had everything I needed and stayed in constant communication with me. I really appreciated that. He also gave some nice suggestions on places to eat and see.
- Spacious. The apartment has plenty of space to move about comfortably, especially the bathroom. The shower is easy to use.
-Balcony. This apartment has a lovely balcony overlooking the street. Nice to hang out here and get some fresh air. It would be nice if there were a few lines to hang clothes out to dry here, as there is a washing machine in the apartment, but no dryer.
- Clean. For the most part the apartment was clean, with the exception of the walls being dirty.
The Bad:
-Noise. Simply put, if you are noise sensitive, do not stay here. There's a great deal of street noise (buses, street conversation, etc...). This did not bother me much as I live in a big city and am used to it. However, the building that this apartment is in also has a few other units that are rented out via AirBnb. Unfortunately, during one of the nights I was there, an AirBnb guest from the apartment below decided to have a party until about 6:30AM. The noise was unbearable. Screaming, laughing, chanting.... for HOURS. It got so bad that I messaged Eduard at 5:30AM telling him that if we could not get the issue resolved that I would need to find another place to stay. He was extremely apologetic and spoke to the guest and I was able to get a good night sleep the rest of my stay.
-Flickering lights. Some of the light bulbs in the apartment flicker wildly and need to be replaced.
-Check in. Although the check in process was great and efficient, the apartment was not ready at the time I was told it would be, so I had to walk around Barcelona for an hour after a long day of traveling.
-No drawers. There were any drawers to put clothing the bedroom. Just a place to hang items. There also weren't enough hangers. Only like... 10 maybe. I had to leave most of my things in my suitcase.
-No wash cloths. We had towels, but no face cloths to wash our faces and bodies with. The towels were also a bit uncomfortable as they were very hard and stiff.