Do not judge a book by its cover! Once you get past the old building and walking up two flights of stairs, the flat is exactly as described - fantastic and modern. We moved to the Gracia district after our stay at the W and it was such a great change of scenery! We loved walking downstairs to many great restaurants and bars. We didn't meet Laurent but he was prompt with communication. I didn't realize it was a smoking flat but that was clearly mentioned in the ad so my fault. Checkout was easy since we just left the keys in the flat. Thanks for a great stay in Barcelona!