John's place was fantastic, a great location for seeing Barcelona (this was our first time there). Across the street from a market that has everything you'd need and around the corner from the metro, which was very easy to navigate once you had it figured out. Also a few great little places to eat nearby. The A/C worked great to keep the place cool in mid-August. It was very hot out so we didn't get much use out of the deck, although it was very nice and had large drying racks to hang our wet laundry. The place was clean and uncluttered, a very comfortable home base. The only drawback for us was that it's on the 8th floor and the lift is very small - cannot really complain about that as all lifts tend to be small in Europe, but my husband is claustrophobic so we got a lot of exercise going up and down those stairs! This would not be an issue for most people though as the lift worked great and was fairly quick when we did use it. Check-in was perfect, John was waiting for us when we arrived and explained everything we'd need to know about the apartment. The hot water was plenty and the water pressure in the shower was perfect. If you're considering staying here I would not hesitate.