We had a great holiday whilst using Teresa's flat, Poble Nou is a great area, near the beach and situated well for access to the Primavera Sound Festival..
Here I will list honest positives and negatives so you are fully aware of our experience:
Positives:
- Great location. Poble Nou is vibrant, a village within a city. Lots of shops, restaurants and bars nearby! Cannot fault this at all. Go here for a relaxing space away from the center!
- Lovely old style building with traditional tiled floors, old doors and coved ceilings. A true authentic living experience!
- Super near the beach! Perfect for travelling to central BCN quickly too!
- Plenty of towels in the flat, with two spacious bedrooms and toilets.
- Two sets of keys! (if you lose a pair, they are charged at 20 euros - it is worth mentioning this here because it is not mentioned elsewhere on the advert)
- The host is contactable by Watsapp and responds quickly
Negatives:
- Our host double booked us for the first night therefore we couldn't check in until 2pm the following day. We stayed at the host's actual home as an alternative for the first night.
- The main double bed was really creaky. (The slats are misaligned under the mattress, we know this because we have the same IKEA ones)
- The oven didn't work. The knobs on the oven and two hobs fell off in my hand meaning the dial could not be twisted or the temperature set. Only two of the hob rings worked.
- The host did not introduce us to the flat or show us round
- Check out is stated as 11am however the cleaner turned up at 10am
A great holiday in total, but not the most seamless, quality-standard that I am used to and have experienced in the past with Airbnb. I'm sure you will love it when these issues are ironed out :)