We came to Barcelona for Primavera Sound festival and stayed at Sonia's flat for a week.

The first night due to my late arrival I did not get to meet Sonia but my friend did and she said she greeted her with a bottle of wine. However, later on as I tried to make the sofa bed ready we found that half of it was broken. As it was fairly late at that time I send Sonia an email about it. She replied first thing in the morning and was incredibly apologetic about the situation, assuring me that she was not aware and would replace the sofa bed the same day, as well as put in a bunk bed in the other room. We went out at lunch and when we were back at 6pm the sofa bed was replaced, all was in good order and she even left us a bottle of horchata, a really tasty spanish drink.

My friend and I slept on the sofa bed for the rest of the trip and it was very comfortable and easy to use. The flat overall is small but cosy and light, with a great living room. What I loved the most was the location, Poble-sec is a fantastic area to be in. It's beautiful and friendly, with many tapas bars and restaurants to choose from and best of all it's within walking distance from parks, museums and surrounded with metro stations, so if you get lost you can easily find your way back.

Overall, despite the ordeal at the beginning Sonia was an attentive and helpful host.