Spacious Family Apartment in Central Barcelona

Location, big apartment

Really good location close to the center and with Urgell metro station at the door. Very big apartment.

Apartment with a low budget renovation. Pillows very unconventional. Hot water finishes very fast: a bigger boiler is needed for a 10 people apartment. Would be nice to find a bottle of water and some coffee when arriving at the apartment.

1. The apartment is huge. We had plenty of space for our family of 8 and could have more people to join us. 2. Its minimalistic and not overloaded with stuff. This especially helps if you have kids that play with everything they see. 3. There are balconies on both sides of the flat, which allows to catch sun in the morning and afternoon. Very nice! 4. The WiFi is free, powerful and easy to use. 5. The location is good. It's near the centre, and there are shops, transport and everything you need in arms length, even late in the evening. 6. Overall, aside from the problems with audibility, I'd say this is a great place to be as a family.

1. There are extra fees to receive the keys. When you compare them to the high cost of the apartments it may not be much, but still it is extra fees on top. 2. The audibility through the walls is very high. That means that you can hear the noisy neighbours upstairs and their loud talking and parties at midnight, and the neighbour next to the masters bedroom could hear our baby cry in the night, for which they were furiously hitting the walls, leading to extra stress. 3. The water coming from the taps and in the bathroom is heavily chloride. This may not matter much when you have bought separate water to drink, but it sucks to brush teeth with such chemical water. I don't think it's this apartments problem, must be a central Barcelona waste water reuse thing, but as a guest you should be prepared. 4. Everything in this large place is IKEA of several years of heavy use. This means that a lot of furniture is barely holding together. We had to pick up the mattress of the masters bedroom to fix the "ribs" of the bed for it to be suitable for sleeping. This may not be what you expect when you spend 1500 euro per 3 nights, but it's not the worst we've seen, so it didn't ruin our experience.

Location was good, comfortable beds and clean linen.

Air conditioning none existing, bathroom door handle broken, toilet broken, shower door broken, all water came out, washer machine broken. Unpleasant smell in the apartment.