We stayed at this apartment with our children in early August 2019. The apartment was very much as described. I noted comments from previous reviews and made sure to bring our own toilet paper, shampoo, soap, etc. We found the apartment easily by taking public transit from the airport and walking from Plaça Catalunya. As noted by other reviewers, the apartment is up one floor and only accessible by stairs. There were 5 flights of stairs to get to the apartment. We were able to check-in earlier at noon and were grateful for that. The host collected the tax from us when we arrived and we made sure we had cash for that. The location is great as a base for exploring the city and we did not have any issues with noise.
The apartment was quite clean. There are 2 air conditioning units: one in the living room and one in the hallway. Both units worked well to cool down the apartment. We kept the bedroom doors open to let in the cool air. The bedroom with the queen bed had a ceiling fan. The room with the 2 beds only has one curtain panel over the window, which wasn't sufficient to cover the entire window so our kids woke early. This room could use a heavier curtain or a blackout curtain, or at the very least, another curtain panel. The ceiling fan in this room did not work but there was a stand fan provided. The stand fan was massive and too strong for the small space so we moved it to the hallway to direct air into the bedroom. The beds were comfortable.
The living room couch was also comfortable and I slept on it for a few nights when my husband caught a cold and kept me up with his coughing. We did not use the TV so I cannot speak to that. The internet was fast and reliable.
The kitchen has a washing machine. The clothes drying rack is broken and does not stand on its own so we made it work with some support. There were some leftover condiments in the fridge and in kitchen cabinets from previous guests (jam, olive oil, salt/pepper). The non-stick frying pans are scratched up so we did not use those. There was a bottle of dishwashing liquid and a kitchen sponge provided.
The bathroom was also clean. The bath towels provided were good. The shower is heated by a water heater in the kitchen and the water pressure was good.
We would recommend this apartment to others.