We arrived late after a long drive and shown to our apartment. It was small and pokey, there were 3 bedrooms but 2 had single beds in which meant our 5th bed was a single sofa bed in the lounge. The balcony and all the windows looked out onto the other apartments. No natural light. I had specifically asked for an apartment that would be quiet after reading other reviews, but it couldn't have been noisier! there was a loud party going on above us which went on until gone midnight and At 5.30am we were woken by people noisily coming back in from their night out.
The next morning I spoke to the hotel receptionist; she was very helpful- there was another apartment on the 8th floor which would be ready in an hour. What a contrast! It was clean, light and airy, much larger, still had a sofa bed in the lounge but the balcony with the view over Barcelona made up for that. It was very quiet, some street noise but not intrusive. Oddly, the kitchen had no crockery, cooking utensils, cutlery, anything. There were 5 cups and saucers on the dresser in the lounge area which we doubled up as plates and bowls, otherwise that was it. Didn't matter to us much as we ate out mostly, but self catering would've been impossible. There were a couple of great restaurants right below us, and it was only a 5 minute walk from Camp Nou. Overall, what could've been a terrible stay turned into a lovely stay, thanks to the kind receptionist who moved us.