The flat was nice - better than we thought it was going to be from the pictures! The rooms and the apartment in general were big and the place was clean. Generally good facilities for cooking breakfast etc however some things were lacking ; blunt kitchen knives, only 1 tea towel etc. the location was perfect for us too - shops right downstairs and super near everything. Our only issue was being asked over WhatsApp before we arrived to sign a contract and pay a deposit of €500. As I stated in my response to them - this is not within the Airbnb policy especially as I wasn’t told beforehand when I made the booking. I was told I didn’t have to pay it - but then upon collecting the keys from the office was told I had to put down a credit card for reference on the booking. I would add that I was not charged, and that I do believe this
Is an official process/policy of the company however I did feel uneasy doing this having not been warned previously.
Having said this, I would stay here again if I was in Barcelona and would recommend the flat.