Apartamentos Radas

Emplacement impeccable proche de tous bien équipé rien à dire

We stayed in the B1 apartment (ground floor with private terrace) for 6 nights. Check-in was straightforward and as expected. The road the apartment was on was safe, had 2 supermarkets and close to Poble Sec tube station. First impressions were really positive; the room was in good condition and clean, well-equipped with 3 TV's, a safe, fridge/freezer, dishwasher and plenty of cooking equipment. The outdoor terrace was a real bonus; it doesn't attract much direct sunlight and the noise outside is loud at times, but it was such a relaxing, large space. Plus it was private. The room itself was reasonably quiet; movements from the upstairs apartment were loud however, but in general we both spelt very well each night. Rooms never got too hot or cold either. Our shower was really nice but initially the power switch was broken. The landlord let us know, and kindly glued it on as a temp fix (but only after I rang and explained it was really broken). One real bonus was the roof terrace. Its views aren't great, but we spent evenings and an entire day up their getting some needed sun. One major con however was the WiFi; speed was fine but honestly it didn't work 30-40% of the time. Not great when carrier signal is also a bit poor in the room. Would definitely stay again and recommend the B1 room, but I don't plan on coming back to Barca (not a fan of the city as a whole).

Wouldn't recommend or stay again. While spacious and the bed comfortable, the pots and pans were greasy and the water kettle had pink slime in it. It is also extremely noisy. You hear the noise on the street as if the windows are open, the door buzzer every time someone enters, the conversations of other people staying above or next to door, the water in the pipes whenever water is used--it's insane. Advertised to include washer/dryer but upon wanting to use after sightseeing all day, it wouldn't turn on (no power). Called number provided for "any issues" and was told it was only a washing machine and that I needed to read the owner's manual, which was NOT provided, just the manuals for the dishwasher in 8 languages. Explained that there wasn't any power at all and was told there wasn't anyone available to fix the connection and I should've called sooner. Since I was checking out early the next day, I didn't bother to pursue fixing the issue. Also was told there was a €60 cleaning fee to be paid in cash at time of check-in AFTER booking, via email from property. (Turns out it can be paid via credit card.) However, for what you pay for 4 star room plus cleaning fee, you are better off looking elsewhere for a real 4 star.

the problem was the check in; you need to check in before 8pm, if not they will charge you for late check in; I am sad because I do not went to the places I want to, for this reason... and also they charge you a cleaning fee $50 euros per night and the local tax, really I don`t know why in Europe charge additional taxes after the total booking payment.

The person who met us on site first asked us for a higher cleaning + tourist fee, but backed off when I produced a printout of the reservation. We had to wait 1.5 hours for our apartment to be ready, supposedly because the previous guests ignored the check out time. Apart from this initial hassle, we enjoyed our stay at Carrer de Radas 61. The apartment was clean, spacious, well equipped, with good Wi-Fi. The location is excellent, with metro within a 3 minutes' walk and a supermarket across the street (open 7 days a week). There are lockers on the ground floor where you can store luggage till the evening after check-out.