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Apartment in Barcelona

My husband and I will be traveling to Barcelona in May and would like to rent an apartment, either a 1 bedroom or studio. We would like to be in a central location where we can walk to sites and restaurants. Thanks for you help.

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Be cautious with by-owner apartment rentals in Barcelona; AirBnb at least is quite unpopular with the authorities and the residents.

https://www.citylab.com/life/2018/06/barcelona-finds-a-way-to-control-its-airbnb-market/562187/

You could look for what is known as a apartment hotel, such as this:

https://www.sixtyfourapartments.com/en/

And there are lots more on Tripadvisor:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/HotelsList-Barcelona-Apartment-Hotels-zfp1308.html

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Thanks, Lola. I agree with not doing AirBnB or other rent by owner operations. I will check out your other suggestions.

Leslie

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Can I ask why you aren't booking through Airbnb? I am planning a trip this summer, and was going to book all of our accommodations through airbnb. Thanks for the advice!

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@indeanna_jones it's still legal to book via Airbnb in Barcelona, but the service has a bit of a bad rap with locals and the city government, due to the increase of illegal rental apartments by Airbnb and other rental schemes.

Our mayor, Ada Colau, has tried to encourage a more sustainable rental market while reigning in the power of some of these rental schemes. Just this summer their was a crackdown on Airbnb in Barcelona, almost 3000 illegal listings were removed, and new hotel construction was halted.

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That makes sense. I appreciate the information, Carlos. I'll look into other methods of booking rentals for our trip. Thank you.