Wow, what a place. Jesus' place is the perfect Airbnb and Jesus is the perfect Airbnb host. From the moment we booked, Jesus was in constant contact and even though we were late to our check in because we missed our train in the morning he was waiting for us at the apartment when we finally arrived to let us in and show us around.
The apartment itself is ABSOLUTELY SPOTLESS. The space itself is excellent. It is a well designed space with the upstairs mezzanine area and the bathroom also very spacious. We appreciated the little touches that make it like you own home including towel racks, hand soap in the bathroom, some soap products in the shower, and also windows and shutters that you can open and close. The shutters are very good for making the place nice and dark, this helps if you have kids like ours who wake up at the first sign of light.
The location of the apartment is a metro trip away from the main downtown area, but for us it was great to be in a local neighbourhood and away from the tourist trap restaurants etc. It is nice to be able to eat at local restaurants that serve authentic food. Also, there is a good supermarket just down the road and many cafes, bakeries and patisseries very close by.
The apartment is a short walk away from the nearest metro station and you can easily walk to Parc Guell (if you don't mind the hills) and the Sagrada Familia (a much easier stroll).
On our last morning Jesus kindly booked us a taxi and the driver is a friend of his who is a really interesting and engaging man. We did have a bit of a scare though because it took us over an hour to get to the airport in peak Monday morning traffic.
If we are ever in Barcelona again we would definitely want to stay in Jesus' place and because of all the little touches it is the best Airbnb we have stayed in so far on our European travels.
Muchos Gracias Jesus. espero volver a verte pronto