My family members and loved ones made this Villa our home base for two weeks of Summer. It is absolutely beautiful in its structure, design and decor. Our rental space was the top 2 floors and outdoor patio of the main, uphill building. A unit below us is another space, and then a street level unit is yet another. Between the sections are the long staircases others have mentioned. In our space, I had the bedroom by the kitchen which has a wc and shower, while others were in the 3 bedrooms upstairs sharing a full bath. There is outdoor balcony seating on both levels, facing the valley of the neighborhood. Behind the kitchen is a more private patio for group gatherings and ping pong playing. We relied on nearby public transit for trips into the center of Barcelona, and to beach towns along the coast. This required planning, but was worth it! Our hosts were very kind and responsive to our questions and concerns, arranging for our taxi from, and back to, the airport. I treasure my memories from our stay here!

The villa is a short walk to a metro stop that takes you directly to the city center of Barcelona in about 20 minutes. The house itself was as beautiful as the pictures look and it was quiet and serene. You can sleep with the french doors to the terrace open and it almost feels like camping but in a comfortable bed. The host was very attentive to our questions/requests, and we communicated with her using Whats App. Whatever we asked for we got right away. For example, we needed matches to light the stove, but there weren't any, so she came by right away to drop some off. This is a great place to sit outside in the morning and have a cup of coffee and enjoy the peace and view or to have some drinks and good food out on the patio at night. Yes, there are a lot of stairs - about 60 in total to get to the rental, but you don't have to climb them all at once. Actually, coming up and down was good exercise, as was the very steep walk up the hill to the neighborhood grocery store. Unless you are in very good shape, you won't want to do that more than once, but the store will also take orders on What's App and deliver to you for free. The only reason for the 4 star rating instead of 5 was that there isn't really anything close by to the villa, so to go out for anything requires a metro ride. I would actually give it a 4.5 rating. There is a restaurant at the bottom of the hill and the one neighborhood grocery store, but otherwise you need to plan ahead.

Very nice stay in a lovely house in the mountains close to Barcelona with the underground leaving you at plaça Catalunia.

Misleading Description of home. Multiple photos in the profile are from a separate property on the grounds to which we had no access, to our surprise (see pictures from VRBO listing screen shots below and which were NOT included in rental). There is a permanent renter living in this part of the property, yet the photos of that separate property were included in this profile and described as the property’s “dining”, “interior” and “living area”. Not true. The owner also listed the property as air conditioned, and it is not. Neighborhood dogs bark all day and night, so sleeping with windows open is not restful, and the morning sun rises early. Owner suggested leaving front and back doors open to keep house cooler, but we were unwilling to do so as a safety measure and with other renters on the property. Thus, the ground floor was hot all night. Upper floor was bearable, but noisy. Owner was not apologetic about the misrepresentations, but has at least since changed the false A/C representation, but pictures of the other rental unit remain on this listing. Beds were comfy. Train station is close, but plan for 40minutes to get to most Barcelona locations. I would not recommend this property based on the misrepresentations made. It’s not a great way to do business, in my opinion, and owner was unapologetic about the same. In my opinion, if she was not intending to mislead renters, her profile would be more transparent and wouldn’t have promised A/C when the home has none.