This place is a 5 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment within walking distance to the Sagrada Familia, multiple supermarkets, and the metro. The place is pretty well kept with the common areas cleaned daily, but the rooms and towels are cleaned only for those with a stay longer than 3 days.

The kitchen is conveniently equipped with the basics (plates, bowls, silverware, few pots and pans, etc) if you want to save some money and eat in. The quality of your stay probably depends on the people renting out the rest of the rooms, but we had no noise problems and everyone else was fairly neat in the shared bathrooms.

Although it was advertised as having a/c and others have reported having a/c, we did not. The unit was there in the room, but the remote control had been removed so that it could not be used. Perhaps the heat wave a few days before our arrival had driven up costs and they were trying to compensate by not having the a/c when it had cooled down a bit? I don't know. Opening the windows to let in the breeze did a pretty good job of circulating some cool air.

Otherwise, everything was great and the hosts were helpful and friendly.

i have stayed there 4 nights, everything went very nice for this kind of places, service, location, kitchen, room, etc etc. next time i go to Barcelona i will stay there again.

Thumb up for this B&B!!I searched a lot a rather cheap accommodation for a few days in Barcelona, but the locals know very well the touristic value of the town and prices are high. Finally I fortunately found Padilla, which offers a lot for a modest fee. As a matter of fact, at its category (room with shared bathroom), Padilla is by far the best and not only because of the money. What it offers: a semi-central position, near Sagrada Familia (allowed me to see most of the town by foot), access at a completely utilized kitchen (a major plus when you are a rather picky vegetarian like me…several supermarkets are very close), breakfast (basic, but you can also make a coffee or a tea whenever you want during the day), Wi-Fi. Sincerely, I think I was offered more than I paid for. They even have some oil and vinegar in a drawer in the kitchen or a little detergent for your basic laundry in the bathroom! For the rest, the B&B is cleaned daily and every other kind of problem (noise, or eventual dirt left behind) is only due to the other guests. However, in order to sleep well it is better to have a nice pair of ear ploughs, just in case…
Rooms are spacious enough, single rooms have windows facing an interior courtyard with vegetation and are rather silent. The person in charge, Bernat, is available for different problems, you can contact him whenever you want easily. Overall, it is a place that offered me the possibility to visit a wonderful town, without risking bankruptcy! If ever I’ll be back, without any doubt I’ll choose Padilla again.

If you want a reasonable place to stay with a full kitchen (supermarket is just next door) in a great location - stay here! Kitchen had all utensils, microwave, full refrigerator and a stove/oven. It was nice not to have to find a place to eat every day. Breakfast is always available with fresh juices, coffee/tea, bread, muffins, and condiments. In a great location very close to the metro. Bakery, fruit and fresh fish market are just across the street. Anna was fantastic - made us feel so welcomed and was helpful giving us information about Padilla and the area.