Bonavista Apartments - Pedrera

Although this 2 bedroom apartment is in a great location and has a well-equipped kitchen, the suite is very spartan with a dining table that seats only 4 (that was fine for our group but may not work for others). The living area has a pullout sofa that is uncomfortable for sitting and only one side chair that is extremely small and uncomfortable with a slip cover that slid off every time we sat on it. The second bedroom should accommodate 2 people. When we set up the second bed (easy to do) we had to push the beds together right against the wall or we couldn’t open the door or the closet doors. No room for suitcases (had to keep them in the living room on the side tables we pulled out of the bedroom); there was a large closet in that room to unpack - but again, we couldn’t fully open the doors unless the beds were against the far wall. The main bathroom had peeling surfaces on the sink cabinet. The beds were rather uncomfortable throughout . We contacted the manager about a master bathroom shower not draining and the toaster not staying down but no one responded or attended to the issues. Also we were asked to take our garbage to the street upon leaving “for environmental reasons” - I work for an environmental organization and can assure you that there is no justification for that request other than the owners are not willing to pay the cleaning staff to do that job. In fact, since visitors don’t know exactly how to recycle in this community or even exactly which bins to use, the chance of being environmentally harmful is increased this way. We wouldn’t recommend this unit. The building was well kept snd the location was wonderful- perhaps the other units are in better shape.

The property did not look like the actual apartment listed. It was smaller w/o a balcony, but that was not the problem. First of all, it was not easy finding which apartment was ours as there is no one working on the weekends. Called and got a hold of a woman who did not know how the keys listed with the number worked. She thought the number was the floor and it was actually the apartment number. But luckily I was able to get a hold of Victor who straightened it out and we were able to get inside the apartment. As far as amenities go, it was a disaster. There was only one roll of toilet paper in the apartment when we checked in for four adults and 4days. I asked for a few more rolls which I was told would be delivered in the morning but they were not. We had to go find some on our own and in that neighborhood there are really no markets. It’s very high end so we ended up having to buy tissue paper. The TV never turned on so we did not have that and the safe in the closet did not work either so we could not lock up our valuables and had to hide them. There wasn’t any housekeeping services even for a four day stay so we had the same towels as well with no wash cloths. I tried calling and sending a few emails but they did not answer the phone and did not reply to my emails after the initial one regarding toilet paper. There was an older man as a doorman but we only saw him one time and was of no help. Very Disappointed! Great area but would not stay at Bonavista again.

The location and view are amazing. The apartment was nice and liked that it had an elevator and AC.

I rated our stay a 4/5 (it's a high 4) due to the fact that we couldn't check in as arranged: the keys were not left in the box. After an hour wait outside, after a long day of travel, were we able to gain access to our rental. The rep on call, Victor, did a fantastic job tracking down the keys. We rented the 2bd/2ba "executive" in the Pedrera building. It was actually quite nice. A view of Tibidabo was a nice bonus. The location was great: steps from the metro, and a short walk away from Casa Mila and la Rambla de Catalunya (fantastic paseo & restaurants) If I were managing this property, I would include extra TP & garbage bags *and* clear instructions on how to use the washer/dryer combo. Other than that, we would stay again.

Clean spacious and in the middle of the shopping district.

Excellent location for the Barcelona vibe. Our hosts, Viktor and Pablo were always available and made our stay very enjoyable. Highly recommend if you are traveling with your wife and two teenage girls!