Conclusion: I could NEVER recommend this stay! Let me tell you why:
1. Position: apartment is in RAVAL neighborhood, one of the MOST UNSAFE AREAS in Barcelona. When you walk down the street to arrive at the place, you'll feel like in the ghettos - 'welcomed' by homeless people and all kind of unpleasant smells.
2. Space: NOT LUXURIOUS and DOESN'T LOOK LIKE in the pictures.
3. We arrived late in the night and the person who ‘welcomed’ us was another guest as well who was acting strange and also said to be annoyed and surprised he had to do it. (Host was on holiday which usually is fine as long as you're well welcomed and guided to your stay).
4. Cleaning level: LOW
On Airbnb the stay looks spotless, while on our arrival we found DUSTY SMELL, SPIDER WEBS on the walls, NO AC WORKING and there was so hot inside, DIRTY SOFAS (Yuuuck!!), scratched walls, DAMAGED FURNITURE (that lovely white table from images is so damaged in reality...), RUST in the area where GLASSES are KEPT (how is that healthy?), EGGS KEPT IN THE LIVINGROOM in low conditions, 2 BALCONIES full of LAUNDRY, a bathroom full of other people’s stuff with boiler tube hanging in there.
4. The title of the announcement is misleading, if I apply now a filter for shared rooms in Barcelona, the majority of advertisements have the title ‘Shared room - location ‘ this is what usually hosts do, so it’s easy to spot by anyone searching. And this is about being honest and transparent throughout one's announcement.
We arrived at the apartment late in the night and imagine our disappointment to realise we cannot stay there and have to find another place in a limited timeframe, considering now in Spain you are not allowed to be outside after 1am.
5. Host: he became ironic after telling all of the above, never ever could empathize with our worries and be open to try finding a good solution for both sides, as it was unfair to fully pay 4 nights of a stay that never happened...
Don't risk going through this and find another stay that delivers the customer experienced promised.