Penthouse with Private Terrace Apartments

Money better spent elsewhere At first glance a nice apartment but at a closer inspection we could see that the cleanliness of the apartment was not ok and there was water damage in the bathroom. Over all the apartment felt run down. Beds were not comfortable and there was no light in the internal stairway in the apartment. The couch was worn down and uncomfortable. We were only given one key via an app in the smartphone. Very noisy street outside and thin walls.

Engraved on the windows of the entrance were the words 'Tourists go home' and the property was hardly more welcoming. (Could they not have replaced the glass??) The apartment was tired, the aircon did not work (it turned itself off every few minutes.) The sofabeds appeared broken, the worktops were scratched. There were flies everywhere. We complained and asked to move. But the person couldn't (or wouldn't) offer a refund so we could move. Afterwards, we stopped bothering complaining and just cracked on with the break. We were running out of time in Barcelona. I would not recommend this. Shame, as the area is nice, the property is actually decent, but the upkeep and customer service was atrocious.

The apartment was on a street with screaming and yelling and partying from 1am-5am. An interior room might be quieter. The check-in was the most annoying check-in i have ever had in my life. If you are young and tech-savy with a back-up phone battery then it's fine but you essentially have to upload your passport to a portal that glitches. Pay a damage deposit then they issue you a bluetooth key. The bluetooth "key" didn't work and it was 40 degrees and i had to call the company who THEN manually gave me a code to enter (after i was waiting outside trying to trouble shoot with my older parents and young child) meanwhile they could have given me this codein the first place. if your phone dies, you will be locked out of this apartment. There's no front desk so if you need to pick up a key, it requires transportation to and from the other office location. This apartment is NOT suitable for anyone with mobility issues. It has a spiral staircase and the photos do not represent how difficult this can be. Warning to any families with young kids or elderly parents. Additionally, day1 my sink was clogged and i had a man in the apartment working on my sink on day 2 of my holiday. If this apartment was 'a steal' i could understand why anyone would choose to stay here, but given that the advertised price is more than the what you would pay staying at a beautiful hotel with a front desk, professional staff and closer to the city centre, I really don't know you would book this.