OVERALL RATING – 2.5 out of 5
POSITIVES: the location is awesome – it is literally 2 minutes walk from La Rambla street with an equal 8 minute walk to Placa de Catalunya and to the Mirador De Colum and to the Barcelona Cathedral. The restaurants are very close by with a variety of options in Placa Reial.
Given that it is on the fifth floor there is no noise issues as La Rambla street is notorious for.
The Hostess was really good, she waited for us while we got our luggage from the ground, showed us around the property and the terrace.
OK OK: the property requires 112 steps to access it on fifth floor without any elevators. I knew this before booking hence I don’t see this as a negative, but if you are travelling with bags and kids (like we did) do prepare for some sweating reaching the property.
The internet wifi is iffy in the living room. Could have been better.
NOT SO POSITIVE THINGS:
The shower – hot water access is very scratchy. It works but only for 30 seconds. Then one has to wait for a few minutes for hot water service to resume. Not ideal at all.
Appliances – things are working in the apartment but not as smoothly as one would expect (washing machine, TV). Bedroom has only a fan which wasn’t ideal for the July heat.
The terrace – great place to hang out but the wooden bench was not in good shape. The terrace could have been good if one stayed at home for a while – since we were tourists we were more out of the house than inside, so the terrace was barely used. I think the property attracted a premium for the terrace which we did not see hence a not so great thing for us.
Overall for the price we paid, the property would get a 2.5 out of 5.