If you are looking for a true home stay, where the host has completely opened up her home to you, then this is the place for you.
Ana is a wonderful lady, very hospitable and caring. You get a sense that she really isn’t in this just for the income it brings, but more because she wants to share her home and lifestyle with you. From the minute we arrived Ana made us feel at home, she left us some essential food items in the fridge and there was a lovely bunch of fresh flowers on the table for us as a welcome gift.
The apartment is brimming with culture, art work adornes the walls and the book cases are full.
There are lots of toys around the place. I ordered some Amazon items which arrived before our stay, my son enjoyed racing around on his little bike!
I mustn’t forget the excellent Nespresso machine and the DeLonghi Magnifica Evo machine, which as a true coffee lover my partner loved! The doorman Carlos is a wonderful man, very kind and courteous and so gentle and fun with my son.
It is only a few stops from Plaza Cataluña, so really not that far at all. Right next to the bus which takes you to the Mount Tibidabo funicular and a 10 min walk from the science museum. Also Park Guell is only a 25 min walk away. The beach is only a 15 minute taxi ride away. There are lots of supermarkets and bakeries nearby.
There were some places nearby we could take our son, such as Kids Kafe and an outside swimming pool Lago De La Creueta Del Coll (nice to visit in the Summer when it is cleaned), along with a few small play areas. We decided to cut our stay short so that we could take our son to the beach every day and stayed the later part of our trip in Sitges. I’ve always loved Barcelona but with a 26 month old son who has a lot of energy to exert, the beach was easier for us!
Ana surprised us with a welcome hamper of breakfast items on our last day, which was so sweet of her and a lovely parting gift. Thank you very much Ana for your kindness, and for making our stay a truly memorable one.