Xavier's apartment is beautifully decorated, clean, mold free (an allergy issue for me). The bed was super comfortable, lots of closet space for clothes. My husband and I liked the lively neighborhood, very few tourists. The local market was fantastic, even set-up in temporary buildings. When the new market opens in October, according to Xavier, in the beautiful iron building, it will be spectacular. We love to walk and appreciated the proximity to The Raval, and Las Ramblas. The Raval is a little sketchy to walk through at night, but we still felt safe. If we wanted to avoid The Raval, it was an easy walk up the street. The metro is close by for longer distances to Sagrada Familia and Casa Mila, gems in Barcelona. We appreciated the combo washer/dryer, located on a nice terrace off of the kitchen. The only drawback to the apartment was being on a busy street and across from a major construction sight. Fortunately, the construction site wasn't very busy and the street noise died down at night. We arrived earlier than Xavier expected, but he communicated with us immediately and booked a taxi for us when it was time to leave, a great host.