My husband and I stayed at Edu’s apartment for a week in July. Edu was very responsive to all our questions even before we had committed to rent his apartment. We arrived to Barcelona earlier than our check in time, Edu met us at the apartment and let us get in when they were still cleaning. We were allowed to leave our suitcases which was very nice. Once we got in, everything was clean and in order.
The apartment is centrally located, very convenient and just a few steps from the metro and an easy walk to pretty much everywhere in the city. There are cafes and restaurants around. Neighborhood as well as building were both safe. I attended a conference at the convention center near the forum and it was very easy for me to get there by metro or a short taxi ride.
The apartment is very pleasant. It has a bedroom with a queen size bed; there is a love-seat (sofa bed) in the living room, a dining table for 4 and a kitchenette. It has a washing machine which is a washer/dryer combo. We found the instructions on the internet and took advantage of the laundry. The bathroom was spacious and clean. There are no closets but there are 2 large shelves in the bedroom and a hanging rack in the hallway. It worked perfect for us.
The apartment is on a busy street but with the windows closed noise was not an issue at all. At night, we closed the shutters and the place was very quiet and dark. My husband had bought ear plugs based on other comments but never used them. There was an issue a couple of nights where the young crowd upstairs was having quite a party all night long and we didn’t get any sleep. I spoke with Edu the following day and in addition to apologizing he took care of the issue. However 2 days later same thing happened; we were leaving the following day. Edu mentioned it is unusual for these things to happen as only few apartments are rented for short term and the building is usually very quiet.
Edu was very attentive and wanted to be sure that we were OK. He’s really a great host. He wants to know if anything is wrong and as long as it is under his control he’ll fix it. I had some special requests which he kindly accommodated.
I’d definitely recommend Edu's apartment, location is great, apartment was clean and very comfortable, air-condition and shower both worked great and location allows you to easily explore Barcelona.
Edu is an extremely attentive host and a pleasure to work with. I’d highly recommend his place and would definitely stay again having prior assurance that the upstairs apartment issue has been taken care off. I'm sure he'll take care of this. Thanks Edu!