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Marc and Yukiko were wonderful hosts. The place is beautiful and near many groceries, restaurants and metro. We wanted more coffee and they were there immediately. I would highly recommend... read more this place for Barcelona. And don’t miss eating brunch at the Melrose cafe across the street. Exquisite menu and amazing ambiance that will stay in your mind as a favorite of Barcelona
Sharlyn
6 July, 2024
Beautiful apartment in a quiet neighborhood. We were a group of 12 so having an electronic key was convenient so we could all come and go as we pleased. Marc... read more was a responsive host and leaves a detailed guide. There’s also an extensive rulebook as the apartment is located in a residential building, so respect for the neighbors is of the utmost importance. We really enjoyed our stay and found that the apartment had everything we needed!
Christina
15 July, 2024
Gorgeous apartment in a lovely location. Safe, quiet neighborhood and only 10 min walk from the spectacular La Sagrada Familia. Metro only 7 mins away. Apartment was spacious for 11... read more people and we had everything we needed. Apartment was spotless upon arrival and Marc was very friendly and informative. Would highly recommend.
Mick
29 October, 2021
Even better than the pictures. Great location with a lot of space. The apartment is very big with plenty of space for 8-10 people. We were two... read more families of 4 with teenagers and everyone be loved the apartment. We had plenty of space, comfortable beds, lots of amenities (even thoughtful details like umbrellas), and it was very walkable to restaurants, supermarkets, shopping and major sites. I would highly recommend this apartment.
Kristin
1 April, 2024 -
Nice place, but bathroom that can’t lock was a problem for us, also having a broken mirror in Main bathroom was not nice
Bedroom screen didn’t work for 2... read more days and Marc solved the problem
In all, the place is nice
Karina
22 December, 2024
The apartment is as shown on the listing and great for our family to be there all together. Good kitchen for a group and ample space. We would... read more have liked more bath and hand towels to do less wash with 7 people staying 6 nights. Lola the door and lobby host is nice and helped us when the power was out in all of Spain!
We recommend this place for its size and location for a family or groups.
Eden
29 April, 2025
Xmas Trip 3 generations: 15 nights with 4 adults and 2 teens who were happy to have their own rooms. Best location and a great space to hang out together... read more after long days. Being able to hook up our laptops for Netflix movie night was a bonus. Marc is charging top dollar for a stellar location but he needs to up his bedding game and take care of deferred maintenance at these prices (1st week no mattress pads-so sheets directly on mattress, no extra blankets provided in winter, very limited towel supply, needs bath grout and deep cleaning, shower door seal and drain repair, paint chips falling off door frames, baseboards coming off, worn couches). Hall debris when we arrived so he sent cleaner back and offered to clean after 7 days again. Cleaner left a poopy pillow that had been washed and molded in the laundry room so the smell was disgusting. Dryer was very old and sanitation was now an issue—he had a new dryer delivered. Marc was very responsive like that throughout our stay!
Lakshmi
30 December, 2022
Marc's place was awesome. Very centrally located with everything a 20 minute or less walk. The apartment was very spacious, clean, nicely furnished and perfect for our group of... read more 8. It was quiet and we loved sitting on the balcony for our morning tea. There were so many great restaurants within a block of the apartment. The "magic key" to the building and apartment was so terrific for our group of 8, we loaded it on our phones so everyone had a key and could come and go as they pleased - really great feature. We really enjoyed everything about our stay and Marc was terrific with communication. Also, we really appreciated that he let us store our luggage in the apartment until we could get in later in the day. We highly recommend Marc's place.
Janice
3 April, 2023 -
Great apartment, great location.
All places in Barcelona at a walking distance.
Definitely a good place to stay.
Edouard
27 October, 2022
This apartment was fantastic! Myself and 9 friends stayed here and it was the perfect place in a brilliant location with easy access to public transport and walking distance to... read more many parts of central Barcelona. Marc’s communication with us was also amazing. All round a fantastic holiday in a gorgeous apartment. Would highly recommend.
Daisy
30 May, 2022
Great host, great apartment.
Everything you might need is provided.
The apartment is spacious, full of light and nicely decorated.
Can’t think of anything that could have... read more been better.
Very nice location. Grocery store right in front of the apartment (and many others around).
Would love to stay here again.
Regina
6 November, 2021 -
Great for big families, has 8 beds, 2 of them are double.
Marc was extremely helpful and friendly, great host!
Only bad experience was the check out,... read more one of the two cleaning ladies was quite rude... but then again that is not Marc's fault.
Luis
16 October, 2023
Great location, nice and very big apartment.
Marc accepted us for early check in, gave us a lot of useful suggeestions about the places to see, eat etc.
Will... read more definitely come back!
Thank you Marc!
Arkady
18 November, 2019
Marc’s place is a huge, well lit, and beautiful space in the heart of Barcelona. It has all the modern amenities you would need but with the old Catalonian charm... read more and style. The space is even bigger than we thought it would be-we often felt like we had two or three apartments!
The location is perfectly situated with lots of coffee shops and restaurants within a 5 minute walk. It was also a perfect middle ground between the heart of Eixample and the trendier Gracia. I highly recommend the location.
Marc is a super host-he spent lots of time with us walking us through anything we could possibly need with the space, made lots of recommendations in the city, and was extremely responsive.
We stayed there with our toddler, and the space is extremely family friendly with a high chair and crib. There was plenty of space for our little one to run around.
We highly recommend staying here-we didn’t want to leave!
Alexandra
21 September, 2019









