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★☆☆☆☆

“This review is about the Barcelona apartment described...”

written by on 04/06/2010

This review is about the Barcelona apartment described on the web at http://www.pillowapartments.com/MiniSite.aspx?key=NDg%3d.



We arrived in Barcelona on a Saturday morning. Our PillowApartments contact that morning apparently did not know about the arrangements we made for early arrival, so our first impression was less than favorable. The owners were very kind in letting us in the apartment early. (The PillowApartments agent who came by in the afternoon with the paperwork also was not aware of early arrival; he was upset with US!)



The apartment was not as advertised on the web. There was no "walk-in wardrobe" as advertised. In fact, there was no place to store shirts, underwear, etc. The only place to hang up clothes was two primitive clothes racks on wheels. We were unable to enjoy the advertised view from "the balcony overlooking the colourful Ramblas." The entire front of the building was encased in scaffolding and netting. It was not apparent that "the apartment has been just fully decorated by his owner." The living room was well furnished and comfortable, but the rest of the apartment was in need of upkeep: One kitchen cabinet was off its hinges. There was a vague unpleasant smell in the kitchen (my wife refused to prepare meals). Several tiles were broken or missing in one bathroom. The bidet hot water faucet in other bathroom did not work and the shower/bath lever there would not switch water to the shower. Several moldings in one bath and one bedroom were in bad shape. The beds were a major problem for us. The bed frames were directly on the floor, with very thin mattresses. I guess they were intended to be Japanese design with futons, but in this case form won over function. My wife has a tricky back and had difficulty and considerable pain getting up from the floor.



PillowApartments's response to these comments: "For the internal issue you had we will ask the owner to fix them right away."



PillowApartments requires cash in Euros for rental balance. I was reluctant to carry a large amount of cash on arrival. Fortunately, PayPal was like cash.



In spite of these difficulties we enjoyed our stay in Barcelona - it is an incredible city.

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