We had a wonderful stay in August 2022.
The apartment was very clean, spacious and well-equipped. Beds and pillows were very comfy.
Our hosts were very welcoming and quick to answer any messages or queries. We had a power-cut one evening (beware to have too many appliances, lights etc on at once) and Toni was very efficient giving us instructions on how to resolve it.
The location is great, a nice area with lots of restaurants nearby, a metro stop (‘diagonal’) two blocks away and a very good supermarket round the corner.
Our only downside was that we found it pretty noisy at night. The bedroom at the back of the apartment has a constant hum from the generators/air con units, much like you’ll find in most hotel rooms at the back of a building, so to be expected. The two front bedrooms are above the bar/restaurant and there is a lot of noise. Not so much from customers, but more when it comes to clearing up late at night and setting up again early in the morning. One of our daughters slept right through it, the rest of us invested in earplugs after a couple of nights and that solved the problem 😁. It’s no criticism of the hosts as we were fully aware of the location above a restaurant and the potential for noise - just don’t forget your earplugs if you’re a sensitive sleeper!
As mentioned in some previous reviews, the living area has no view and is quite dark. This was fine for us as it was very hot, so nice to have somewhere cool to relax - and we enjoyed sitting at the bedroom balcony.
Barcelona is a fantastic city with so much to see and do. We loved the Picasso Museum, the Font Magica evening show (a must!), a visit to Poble Espanyol (beautiful and less busy than some other tourist sites we visited) and just walking around soaking up the atmosphere. The food market off Las Ramblas is definitely worth a visit.
We had an afternoon on the beach at Barceloneta and also took a day trip on the train to Sitges - really easy to get to and a lovely beach.
We had a fantastic holiday, thank you!