Aparthotel República

The cleanliness, the staff was friendly, the location was great

Our noisy neighbors (from upstairs and next door) at 6am the first night there.

The location was good for beach and easy to get into centre to see sights.

The room was very different to the photos. We were on the ground floor with a window high up so you couldn't see out. As a consequence room was dark and depressing. This wasn't a major issue as we were only in Barcelona for a few nights and were not planning to spend much time in room so it made sure we spent as little time in room as possible.

Plus side: Clean Plenty of towels Not too far to beach (15 min walk with stroller and wild kids) Really close to subway (2 min) Received washing detergent, dish washer detergent and other necessities to kitchen Pool area really quiet and sufficient to play around in Allowed to leave bags after check out

Minus side: Missed check in with 20 min, so had to get a taxi 15 min away to pay and check in at other site. And then of course take taxi 15 min back. However, if we had told them before hand, they might have waited for us, not sure. Also, taxi ride cheap (10€ one way) Shower lamp kept flickering, was not fixed during 7 day stay, although reported Have to clean areas/wash dishes/take out garbage in kitchen before check out.