There was a bit of a mix up about our arrival in Barcelona (I had sent a message the day before we left to coordinate, but airbnb seemed to have blocked it), but fortunately my travel mate had an international cellphone plan, and we were able to call one of Yolanda's associates to gain access to the apartment.

The apartment is in a fantastic location; it's right down the street to numerous pinchos bars, the green/purple metro line, and easy walking distance to a number of really great restaurants and landmarks (most places only around 20 minutes walking). You can definitely hear the neighbors in the bedrooms, but you're in a apartment in a city, so it was nothing unexpected. Street was reasonably quiet.

The apartment is mostly as pictured, but somewhat more bare and a little more worn than the images suggest, though perfectly comfortable and clean (although the trash under the sink hadn't been taken out). One of the bedrooms wasn't made up except for sheets and pillows, but given how hot it was in July, this also didn't matter much and there were blankets in the large closets.

Only negative was the extremely loud aircon unit. While it was certainly strong and efficient (which we were extremely grateful for in July), it made a terrible grinding sound for about 1 minute every 20 minutes or so as *I think* it was draining the cooling liquid. I'm sure this is a normal part of the appliance, but it was definitely obnoxious, especially since we had to leave our bedroom doors open in order for the cool air to enter, and I'm a light sleeper. To be fair, we didn't bring this to the attention of our host, but thought it would be important to mention to any travelers who are light sleepers (pop in earplugs and it's not an issue).

Overall, happy with our stay!