Well, our first day in Barcelona wasn’t all that ideal. We arrived at our AirBnB around 11 am, which we had arranged with our host. We got there and he wasn’t there. His cleaning lady let us in to drop off our bags, but the room wast ready yet. So we dropped off our stuff and ventured out to get some food. 

After eating and arriving back at the AirBnB we discovered more about our accommodations that we weren’t overly pleased about. Firstly, it was RIDICULOUSLY hot with little to no airflow, no AC and no fans. Essentially we would be staying in a hot box. Fabulous. Secondly, the bathroom was disgusting, and we had to share it with 8 other people. EIGHT! The tiles on the wall were covered in mould. The floor was dirty (seriously thought I would get a foot fungus from standing on it), the shower was barely hanging on the wall and the window was wide open for all the world to see your business.

We tried to make the best of our situation. We went to see the Magic Fountains and explore the city, but I was too put off by our AirBnB to enjoy any of it. I wanted to leave. That evening Paul and I barely slept. It was so hot in the room we basically just tossed and turned, sweating the entire time. People were up at 3-4 am making food in the kitchen which was right by our window. We woke up in the morning to no power, no hot water and the wifi stopped working. That was the last straw and started looking at hotels to stay for the remainder of our time in Barcelona. I was not going to be able to enjoy everything this beautiful city had to offer if I was stuck I this hell hole.

So we left. Packed our bags and ventured to our hotel. BCN 40.Which is a short walk from La Rambla (the famous shopping street) and close to all the amenities. 

Thank you to my amazing boyfriend for sticking it out with me and understanding how uncomfortable I was in that shit box of a room. Now that we’ve changed accomodations, I have fallen in love with this incredible city.

Barcelona is beyond beautiful. 

Stay tuned for my next post about La Sagrada Familia, Park Guell, La Rambla, El Bosc de las Fades, Hot Air Ballooning and of course, THE SANGRIA!

‘Till later…

Ciao!

Alysha ❤