Decô Apartments Barcelona-Born Apt.

If you don't like reading long reviews, suffice it to say that if you are looking for a mid-term/short stay apartment you will be very happy staying here, as the building, apartment and staff are all top notch! If you want more details, see below: I am staying in this apartment in El Born for the month of September, 2024. This is my fourth visit to Barcelona, and it will be the longest, so I was wanting/needing a comfortable place. The building is located in a pedestrian zone, so you will get dropped off on a nearby street if coming by cab or Uber, and will walk the final part to find the building front door on the Carrer de la Pescateria. I can't say enough about how nice this apartment is. I am in Apartment 14, on the first floor (up one flight from the ground level). It has a separate bedroom that can be closed off with a sliding barn-style door, a separate bathroom (also with a closeable sliding door) and a small changing area where the closet is located. This too is closeable from the main front door and foyer area. There is a living room with a TV, a dining area with a table and 4 chairs, a credenza for storage, and a one-wall kitchen, with a coffee maker, stove, oven, half-size refrigerator, microwave, kettle, and a sink. There are plenty of pots, pans, plates and other dishes, glassware, silverware, and, with some re-arranging, room for food storage, too. High speed internet, critical for me, is available for no extra charge in the unit via WiFi. I would be remiss if I didn't mention how truly friendly and helpful the staff are in making sure I understood how things work here and making sure I was comfortable. I have now met and worked with Ana, Javier, and Emma, all of whom are superbly nice and helpful. The office is staffed from 10 until 5 every day, but you probably won't interact with them much after the first few days. Although I needed a lot of help with the simple things at the start, like where to take trash and recycling and how to work the stove/oven, after that initial burst of interaction I didn't require much direct help. But whenever I encountered them, they knew me and asked how I was doing and if I needed anything. There is an elevator in the building, but I just took the stairs after I moved in, as they are located in the lobby and convenient to the building entrance. If you are not familiar with El Born, it has more shops and restaurants than you can believe. It is a maze of small pedestrian walkways and alleys combined with roads too small for cars but which have cars anyway. There are more tourist things to do within a 15 minute walk than I can name here, but to suffice: this apartment is convenient to La Rambla, the beaches, the marina, Barceloneta, the Cathedral, and more. The Parc de la Ciutadella is a 2 minute walk from the apartment. There are a multitude of small grocery markets everywhere nearby, but a real grocery store (Aldi) is about a one minute walk, and a second one (Dia) is abou