Flateli La Barca 8

All was good.

Toilet upstairs broken and fan on its last legs so pretty hot in the bedroom upstairs.

Everything needs some TLC: kitchen light not working, coffee machine didn’t work, several chipped bowls/plates, some blinds don’t retract, no handrail on slippy wooden stairs, bathroom door that even a mid-height person has to duck through, etc. Our 4th location on a month long holiday in Catalonia - all of the others have been far superior. By far the worst aspect was the managing company. They did not levy the local tax with rent as every other place has done, then sent the wrong message saying our card was refused (but payment had already gone through!) then sent a message saying they would not give the address until we paid the tax by bank transfer (but didn’t give an IBAN number) and we would have to collect the key ourselves!! 10 minutes away through crowded cobbled streets with narrow or no pavement with 3 suitcases?? My husband is in his 70s and I’m fast approaching that. Ridiculous. Only the intervention of customer care at Booking.com saved us from doing this after my downright refusal to collect keys from a different place. Even so we had to visit the office to pay the tax - all for the sake of €6.60. Then they didn’t book us a taxi despite 3 requests. Very poor.