Good place in the Raval neighborhood in the center of Barcelona.

Pluses:
- Walking distance to most sites, close to metro station Sant Antoni.
- Funky Pakistani/Arab neighborhood with lots of inexpensive restaurants and stores for groceries. Feels safe.
- Decent amenities in the apartment with pretty new Ikea-style furniture. Bed was NOT creaky as reported elsewhere.
- Decent and reliable wireless internet connection (6 Mb/s download, 1 Mb/s upload).
- Responsive and helpful host. Enrique was good at answering questions about the apartment and the city in general.

Minuses:
- Narrow staircase, 4th floor. You need a shower by the time you get to the door ... (especially with suitcases).
- Minor flooding in the bathroom from using shower (had to sacrifice a towel)
- Kitchen could use some small bowls (for soup or cereal) and dish towels.
- Glass-plated stove top worked great, but oven wasn't working
- Wireless signal was a little weak in the bedrooms (which is at the opposite end of the building from where the router is).
- It can get hot without AC in the summer. Enrique provided two portable fans, which were okay, but not always sufficient (could use a third one so you can have one each in living room and both bedrooms).
- Sometimes people smoke outside in the street below the living room windows, and you have to close windows, making ventilation more of a problem.

Overall, it's a great value for people who can put up with minor issues and enjoy exploring the city from a local, non-touristy base.