Location was perfect, 10 mins from Las Ramblas, 2 mins from station, and El Born is the nicest area of the city, but it was still easy to get the train out e.g to Montserrat and Sitges. The Citymapper app was very helpful for this!
The hosts were very good at making us feel comfortable and at home during our stay and made an effort to come and introduce themselves, and were really lovely and friendly. The decoration in the apartment is amazing and we hung out there a lot and made most of our dinners at home. We spent lots of time on the balcony and even when it started raining and we were stuck indoors it was great to sit out on. It really felt like our own place, even sharing with other guests, who were also very nice.
The room did get very hot and it was darker than we expected (doesn’t face out on to street and appeared much brighter in photo) but it was very cozy and all the features were great, and was nice to sleep with the big windows open.
We had a perfect balance of exploring and resting and are really happy with our stay. Would 100% recommend Hugo and Ioannis Xx