The apartment smelled strongly of cigarette smoke, so we cut our stay short by a few days and had to find another place to stay.
The host greeted us to check us in, and before we entered the apartment, he told us that he smokes. We noticed the cigarette smell when we entered the apartment, though at first I wasn't sure if I was smelling the host or simply the entire apartment. After the host left, it became apparent that it was the whole apartment. It is baked into any fabric, the walls, the floors. I was hoping that airing it out would help to some extent, but it doesn't help if a place has been smoked in for years.
The bath towels and sheets specifically smelled of smoke. The host said this was not possible, as he washed them. This makes sense now, because you hang your laundry out to dry in Spain, and most people who smoke, smoke out the window, onto the drying clothes.
The host also was adamant that the place was never smoked in and that it doesn't smell like smoke. Someone who smokes is not going to be able to tell if a place smells of smoke. And I used to visit my uncle every summer, who smoked heavily. This apartment smells just like his house after being aired out.
I initially thought we could deal with the smell, but my husband started getting sick after a few days from breathing in the smell the whole time we were there, so we booked a new place. The host did not appreciate being told that his place smelled of cigarette smoke and essentially told us we were lying and he will probably do so again as a response to this. Though I would hope that he would at least consider having someone else to the washing from now on.
Overall, if you don't mind cigarette smoke smell, this is the place for you. Otherwise, I would not recommend.