JULY 2010 website: Sleep BCN

There are many people who look for alternatives to hotels when traveling. It is not that the services they provide are bad but that on certain occasions you want to rest and enjoy the chosen place but feeling in a more comfortable space, where you live with people you know or are close to and thus get rid of the people who come and go from the places. Hotels. Thus, we find people who travel entire countries in a motorhome, some who pitch their tent on a campsite and, lately, it is increasingly common to find people who choose to settle into a house and feel it as their own for a few days. No, no… I'm not talking about squatters. I'm talking about another option: very interesting, by the way.

SleepBcn is a website that offers visitors the option of staying in Barcelona to enjoy a stay full of comforts. It's as simple as booking a flight: mark the arrival, departure, number of people and... voilà! They take care of all the arrangements and make what is difficult become easy. It is a much more private accommodation that is cheaper in the long run.

Don't be scared if a virtual girl greets you as soon as you arrive on the website: "Welcome to the first rental portal for tourist apartments, hotels and rooms in Barcelona..."

This afternoon I took advantage of the visit of Alessandro, the entrepreneur behind this project, and we had fun recreating anecdotes, travel stories and an adventure. But this time I'm going to be discreet...