Barcelona, Spanien
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8min walking to the beaches! 100m2 apartment in Barceloneta, the old fishermen quarter of Barcelona.
Dear Intervac friends,
We are a family of three, Rafel, Chantal and our 13 year old boy, Lionel.
We live in a nice 100 m2 flat in Barceloneta, the old fishermen quarter, in the historical center, less than 10min walking to the beaches, and at a walking distance to almost all places of interest.
Typical apartments in this area are very small, they are called "quarter of flats", usually between 25 and 40m2, in narrow streets, narrow buildings, steep stairways, charming, but not that confortable to live in. We are fortunate enough to leave in one of the "luxurious" buildings of la Barceloneta, the construction is from 1903, Chantal's great great grandfather was the entrepreneur constructor and her family still owns the hole building that has been renovated several times. We have no vis à vis. In front, a small green area and behind that, the beautiful red brick stone building of the Catalunya History Museum and the marina.
It's a sunny flat with a cosy child ensuite room, a double master room and a guest room (single bed+trundle bed) it is comfortable for 4, can accommodate up to 5 people. The apartment has two bathrooms, kitchen and a 30 m2 living room with views to a green aerea. There is also a small patio. The apartment is confy and has all amenities, including air conditioning and mosquito nets, high speed wifi and international satellite 50"tv. For coffee lovers there is a Nespresso coffemaker. It's a non smoking apartment but you are welcome to smoke in the patio. In Lionel's room you will find a lot of toys according to his age.
We have had a cat for 15 years that unfortunately died in July 2021. Since we currently have no other pets, yours are welcome as long as they are not noisy or bothersome to our neighbours. We can also take care ouf your pets and garden with great pleasure.
Even thought we live in a building with a quiet community of neigbourgs, our apartment is in the heart of the city, if you are used to total silence you may find it somewhat noisy. The bedrooms are on the inside of the block and are quiet.
In Barcelona you can, on one hand, enjoy its 4km of beach and, on the other, enjoy the enormous cultural and gastronomic offer of our city.
Our son is allergic to dust mites. We can not stay in places with many carpets, blankets, tapestries or in general in spaces where there are many objects that can accumulate dust. :-(
We like to swap with clean and well mantained houses, like ours :-) We are very respectful of the home of others and we leave everything clean and tidy.
So far, we have had 20 successful house exchanges with Intervac families from Spain, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Austria, Sweden, Ireland nad Danemark. We love this way of traveling. Several times we exchanged cars as well and it has been very convenient. We have a 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe to offer. If you travel and we travel by plane, we can agree to leave it at the airport for you to pick it up.
We will answer all the suggestions, please feel free to ask any extra information you may need.
You can email in catalan, spanish, french and english, we understand italian and portuguese aswell but we are not able to write it.
We hope you will be interested in our place!
Rafel, Chantal and Lionel
Familie
- 2 Voksne
- 1 Børn
- 21 Antal gennemførte bytteaftaler
Beskæftigelse
- musician
- actress
Vores bolig
- Boligtype: Lejlighed
- Etager: 1
- Beliggenhed: Storby
- Soveværelser: 3
- Badeværelser: 2
- Antal sovepladser: 5
- Boligareal: 100 m2
- Samlet areal: 110 m2
Referencer
I min bolig
- Husdyr - Tilladt
- Mindre børn - Tilladt
Aftaletyper
- Boligbytte
- Ikke aktuel
Indendørs
- Gratis internet adgang
- Computer tilgængelig
- Aircondition
- Centralvarme
- Babyudstyr
- Legetøj
- Vaskemaskine
- Opvaskemaskine
- TV
Udendørs
- Balkon
- Legeplads
- Cykler: 1
Faciliteter
- Ikke-ryger
- Elevator
- Bilbytte
- Ugenert
- Husdyr skal passes
Our Destination Wish List
- Åben for alle tilbud
- France
- Sardinia, Italy
- Basque Country, Spain
- Aragon, Spain
- Morocco
- Spain
- Portugal
- Denmark
- Sweden
- Alps
- Italy
- Swiss Alps, 6780 Airolo, Switzerland
- Province of Trento, Italy
- Lombardy, Italy
- Piedmont, Italy
- Aosta, Aosta Valley, Italy
Sprog
- Engelsk
- Fransk
- Spansk
Beskæftigelse
- musician
- actress
Børn
- Dreng - Alder: 13
Husdyr
- Der er ikke angivet nogen husdyr
Om familien
We are a family of three, Rafel, musician and instrumentalist's coordinator at the dance high school in Barcelona, Chantal, actress, plays regularly in theatre, and Lionel, 12 years, loves any offer to play, specially Lego, Playmoblil and Nintendo Switch. The three of us like traveling. Sometimes Chantal's best friend or Lionel's cousin can join us. We are all well-behaved, clean, tidy and reliable house-swoppers. So far we had 20 pleasant exchanges and we love this way of travelling. We take care of pets and gardens with pleasure. We love animals, we have a lot of experience taking care of cats.
Livsstil
We like traveling, nature, animals, cinema, theatre, music, reading, skiing, walking, cycling, swimming, cooking, playing, learning, sharing, having good times with friends & family.
Referencer
This member has completed 21 successful exchanges. Here are some members that he exchanged with in the past:
Salzburg, Østrig
AT15289Silkeborg, Danmark
DKDK1463Chantal og Rafaels lejlighed er meget hyggelig og stilfuldt indrettet, og alt fungerer godt. Den er perfekt placeret i Barcelona, hvis man både vil opleve byen, strandene og det lokale Barceloneta lokalområde med masser af indkøbsmuligheder og hyggelige små caféer og restauranter. Der er gode muligheder for at leje cykler og gode cykelruter langs strandene og i byen i øvrigt. Kommunikationen har fungeret virkelig godt med hurtige svar på WhatsApp i perioden, hvor vi rejste. Vi kan på det varmeste anbefale Chantal og Rafaels perle midt i en spændende storby.
Sallent de Gállego, Spanien
ES2594Larraul, Spanien
ES2650APIES, Spanien
ES596Madrid, Spanien
ES857266Brives-Charensac, Frankrig
FR010707VENELLES, Frankrig
FR030478Plougastel-Daoulas, Frankrig
FR1009220Saint-Martin-de-Londres, Frankrig
FR1016735PARIS, Frankrig
FR110749Chanu, Frankrig
FR120864TRALEE, COUNTY KERRY, Irland
IE7071This was a wonderful exchange. We arranged flights to suit both members and everything was made easy, such as using cars. The family's parents met us at the airport with keys. We always knew there was a family member nearby in the apartment if we needed help. we have been to Barcelona several times and this location is outstanding. The apartment is beautiful and the family were lovely.
Santo Stefano Belbo, Italien
IT48322Splendida famiglia con cui si è subito instaurato un ottimo scambio di informazione su come trascorrere al meglio il nostro soggiorno. La loro casa è molto accogliente e in ottima posizione per visitare Barcellona.
Nijmegen, Holland
NL7640Bankeryd, Sverige
SE1014532Barsebäck, Sverige
SE11154Det överensstämmer med presentationen. Kommunikationen fungerade väldigt bra!
Staffanstorp, Sverige
SE5179Chantal is a fantastic exchange hostess. She is quick to respond, caring about your home and incredibly helpful. We had regular contact for two weeks and it was a joy to follow her and her family's holiday activities in my hometown. She feels like a friend. In addition, her home is personal and beautiful and is absolutely fantastically close to both the sea and the old town.