Juan was very responsive to all my questions ahead of time and let us arrive way before check in to drop our bags. He helped us get tickets to Familia Sagrada and pointed out areas on the map he gave us that we would like to visit, as well as several restaurants to try. We ended up at 4Gats (Four Gats) - I didn't know until later that this was a wonderful building designed by one of the great modernist architects, not just famous for it's food and hang-out of Picasso, etc. Sans bags and with Juan's borrowed Lonely Planet Guide to Barcelona, we headed out and walked our feet off just meandering out the door and down the street two blocks to the giant park with lovely fountain, zoo, etc. Great neighborhood! Darling outdoor cafes right next door and across the street for breakfast, lunch or dinner, also small and larger mercados for food, live music on the weekend (there was a festival right out his door the Sunday I was there). I am a very sensitive person (as in princess and the pea tale ), so I found the bed too hard and Juan helped me make it softer with a cushion. The room faces an interior courtyard and with the window open and a fan, I was soon very comfortable. The red room across the hall is large and lovely, with bigger windows and more light and breeze - but also has more street noise, so it just depends on individual taste. Juan is so quiet that I hardly knew if he was there or out. The apartment is lovely, breezy and immaculately clean. The bus is literally outside and the metro - both easy to figure out - just a couple blocks in one direction or slightly farther for a different line. One caveat - figure out what your bus stop is before heading home - I was not sure and since it was after 11 and I was alone, I was afraid to get off when I realized I had missed the stop. That was not a big deal - at the end of the line I switched to metro a short walk away.. The neighborhood feels extremely safe and is a (longish) walk from Sagrada Familia and also walkable to the wonderful Borne neighborhood, Catalunya Square and Rambla (though also a 1 euro bus ride away if you need to save your legs for later). Very convenient and lovely location.