Barcelona, Spain
Member since
2018Exchange dates | Duration |
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December 26, 2024 - December 31, 2024 | 6 days |
April 16, 2025 - April 21, 2025 | 6 days |
June 25, 2025 - June 30, 2025 | 6 days |
August 15, 2025 - August 31, 2025 | 10 days |
Amazing apartment in Barcelona, close to Sagrada Familia
The apartment we offer is located nearby the Sagrada Familia (one of the most known monuments in our city). It has a total of 100m2 spread over two floors, with a patio of 100m2 with loads of plants and beautiful flowers. As it's oriented to the north-west, it is an oasis of coolness in summer and silence all year round.
The apartment is 10 years old, therefore it is a young building. It has an elevator, although it is not necessary, because our home is on the ground floor.
Free Parking avaliable next home.
The flat has air conditioning on both floors.
Our home has four rooms distributed between the two floors, all of them have natural lighting and overlook to the interior courtyard.
There are three beds, one king-sized and two individual ones. If you need so, two extra bed and a sofa bed are available. In total, 6 or 7 people can be comfortably accommodated.
There are 3 toilets, one on the ground floor and two more toilets on the top floor, one of them equipped with a bathtub (the one in the master bedroom) and another with a shower.
The kitchen is opened to the dining room, with a peninsula where can eat four people, and it's equipped with a dishwasher, washing machine, microwave, Nespresso machine, blender and food processor.
In the dining room, there is an extendable round table that allows six people to eat comfortably, as well as a sofa of almost 3 meters that allows 6 people to sit easily.
In the garden, there is a table for lunch or dinner, a sofa with two armchairs, and a hammock for napping or sunbathing on the grass.
I've a second house in Baix Emporda, next to l'Escala and l'Estartit (15min by car), or Girona and Figueres (25min by car). With 3 rooms, 3 doble bed and two sofa bed (ES1018158).
Our Family
- 1 Adults
- 2 Children
- 27 Exchanges made
Occupation
- Engineer
Our Home
- House Type: Flat
- Floor: Bajos
- Environment: In the city
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 3
- Sleeping Capacity: 6
- Living Area: 100 m2
- Total Area: 200 m2
References
In my house
- Pets - Not allowed
- Small children - Allowed
Exchange Types
- Non-simultaneous exchange
- Home exchange
Indoor
- Free internet access
- Air conditioning
- Central heating
- Toys and games
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Television
- Other musical instruments
Outdoor
- Garden
- Terrace or deck
Facilities
- Non-smoking house
- Lift/Elevator
- Pet care wanted
Our Destination Wish List
- Open to any destination
- New York, NY, USA
- Balearic Islands, Spain
- Canary Islands, Spain
- 22100 Como, Province of Como, Italy
- Catalonia, Spain
- Spain
- Bordeaux, France
- Paris, France
- Alsace, France
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Prague, Czechia
Spoken Languages
- English
- Español
Our Neighbourhood
Nearest Airport: El Prat - 20km
We live in Barcelona, in a very quiet neighbourhood, with 3 supermarkets nearby, two markets, clothing stores, and a hospital, the Hospital de Sant Pau.
Located near the Sagrada Familia (15 minutes walk) and well connected to the metro by two lines, L5 and L4, which, in 10 minutes (or four stops) leave you at Paseo de Gracia, Plaza Catalunya or Ramblas.
The L4 takes you to the sea, to Barceloneta, in 25 minutes.
There are also 6 buses that leave you at the point you want in the city (FCBarcelona Stadium, for example).
The subway stops are less than five minutes away from our house.
Occupation
- Engineer
Children
- Girl - Age: 19
- Girl - Age: 15
Pets
- Cat
- Turtles
About Our Family
My name is Cinta, I am divorced and I live with my two children, my daughter Helena who is 18 years old, and Eloi who is 14 years old. I am an engineer by profession and I am dedicated to environmental services.
We believe in the exchange of houses as a way to travel on a budget, and with mutual respect for property.
We all are travel enthusiasts and like to do loads of photos of our trips! Helena loves to post them on Instagram ;) The three of us enjoy travelling all around the world and meeting new cultures!
We love animals, and that's why we extended our family with a cat, and two turtles, which go free through the patio.
Lifestyle
We enjoy living new experiences and travelling all around the world…. Before discovering this web we didn't travel that much, but now, thanks to Intervac, we have made many trips during the last few years and have visited:
2018: Stockholm SWEDEN (June) / Provence FRANCE (August) / Ghent-Bruges BELGIUM (November)
2019: La Camargue FRANCE (June) / Cork IRELAND (August) / Asturias SPAIN(November)
2020: Menorca SPAIN(August)
2021: Asturias SPAIN (June)/ Bretagne FRANCE (August)/Salzburg AUSTRIA( December)
2022: Berlin GERMANY (January)/Bretui-Baix Pallars(February)/Vigo SPAIN (Easter)/London UK (August)/County Clare IRELAND (August)/Toulouse FRANCE (December)
2023: Larçay+Tours FRANCE (Easter)/ Pont de Suert SPAIN(June)/ Algarve+Lisboa+Madeira PORTUGAL (August)/Brussels+Brugge BELGIUM (November).
2024: Savoia FRANCE (January)/ Cadiz SPAIN (Easter)/Amsterdam NEEDERLANDS (August)/Firenze&Toscana ITALY (September)
References
This member has completed 27 home exchanges. Those referenced below may contain feedback/impression from its exchange partners:
Enskededalen, Sweden
SE1013889Bruxelles, Belgium
BE1007978Gent, Belgium
BE1008901Spanish Point, Ireland
IE10077The family were friendly and helpful and their home was as we expected.
We recognised each other going in opposite directions in Barcelona airport!
Saint-Brieuc, France
FR1017282Cinta’s home in Jafre is spacefull, bright, well equiped and very clean.
The provided guide books were very usefull to discover the wonderfull provincia of Girona, its coasts, landscapes and cities.
We forgot are towbar so we coudn’t use the kayak to explore the river or the shores.
The village has a very nice bar.
We were very welcome and Cinta’s family let us a very good souvenir.
Andalucía, Spain
ES52303Casa preciosa en un pueblo muy tranquilo. Ubicado perfectamente para visitar la zona. Bonitas vistas. Cinta nos proporcionó muy información de qué hacer y dónde ir. La comunicación fue muy fluida y amable. Estuvimos genial. Sin duda, lo recomendamos si deseáis conocer la preciosa zona de Girona.
Barnet, Great Britain
GB1016542The family was very nice and helpful with everything.
LARCAY, France
FR030080Nous sommes très heureux d’avoir fait cet échange . Un bel appartement pour nous quatre, avec son patio, au calme , à un quart d’heure de la Sagrada et rapidement relié au centre de Barcelone .Avec son parking . : que demander de mieux? Nous avons rencontré Cinta, chaleureuse, qui a pris le temps de nous emmener jusqu’au parking et nous montrer son fonctionnement.
Nous vous le recommandons vivement pour visiter cette merveilleuse Barcelone.
Madeira, Portugal
PT48472A Casa correspondeu às expetativas, muito bem localizada e com uma série de serviços à volta do quarteirão, desde farmácia, restaurantes, supermercados entro outros, também é muito bem servido pelo metro com duas estações à escolha, a anfitriã ainda cedeu gentilmente o seu lugar de estacionamento para pararmos o nosso carro. Foi uma estadia excelente
Hoofddorp, Netherlands
NL8858Our exchange was wonderful. Cinta's house is very nice, in a very pleasant street and neighbourhoud without tourists, yet with Sagrada Familia on 15 min walking distance and access closeby to different metro lines. Communication with Cinta was very fluid, and she was extremely helpful.
Challes-les-Eaux, France
FR110091Crosshaven, Ireland
IE245109Celorio, Spain
ES2725Vauvert, France
FR050365Vigo, Spain
ES50424Intercambiar con Cinta fue estupendo. En todas nuestras comunicaciones la relación fue fluída y su casa era un lugar cómodo y agradable. Mis hijos disfrutaron mucho en su terraza.
Salzburg, Austria
AT96197Toulouse, France
FR1007244Nice flat with little garden in Barcelona, close to great St Paul modernist hospital. Very pleasant stay !
Bretui, Spain
ES1005985ES CASTELL, Spain
ES533District de Faro, Portugal
PTOC0910Auderghem, Belgium
BE343The house was very clean with good air conditioning in the bedrooms. The hosts were very pleasant.