Maria's apartment is very special and wonderful to spend time in whilst staying in Barcelona. The accommodation was great, there were 3 of us as 2 of our party had to pull out, so we had lots of space and were able to each have a double room, and there was another nice twin room which we didn't use. The kitchen is well-equipped and the apartment had all the things you might need (hairdryers, scissors, tv, guide books, shoe-cleaning stuff, espresso maker etc were all there. The winning feature is the outside terrace which includes an open-air dining space and also a covered area with super comfortable seating where we had lunch on the first day and would have used more if the weather had been better. Great area with lots of bars and restaurants and we walked everywhere. We didn't meet Maria as she was having a very difficult day when we arrived, but she gave us wonderful information and advice on the area beforehand and when we did get there, her mother greeted us and showed us how everything worked etc. We were sorry to leave and would not hesitate to recommend this apartment.