I've almost nothing new to add to all of the very correct and true reviews -- very pleasant, prompt, responsive, courteous service from native English-speaking hosts; a walkthrough the apartment in advance; the option to provide all of your trip details via an online form and to pre-book amenities like a taxi pickup or a food pack (*highly* recommended, it spared us from making unnecessary setup trips to the store for basics like water and snacks).

Perfect, central, non-touristy, beautiful, and accessible location with easy access to taxis or safe, clean, public transport. BCN is a very magical, clean, green, well-run city and you'll enjoy it immensely with this booking.

Bright and airy and homey, comfortable, spacious, and elegant, thoughtful accommodations. No mismatched bedding, decor, dishes, or towels here. You truly get what you pay for. For the essentials, I'd note that shampoo/body wash did not appear to be provided, but you get tissues, toilet paper, hand soap, hairdryer/hair iron, and charming bath linens.

External shutters to keep the rooms dark; an internet-connected PS3 with COD MW3 (I was delighted by this in the listing and brought my own games and headset :) A wonderful kitchen to cook and dine in, with plenty of flatware and dishware. Laundry detergent/softener, dishwasher tablets, dishsoap/scrubber provided.

A simple and easy check-in process; same for checkout. Rather than doing half the cleaning for the apartment as can happen with some bookings (even though you've paid for a cleaning!), you simply leave the towels in the bath, the keys on the table, and go. Yay!

Improvements: The safe initially listed on the listing when booking was not available/working on checkin, but a minor thing, would be ideal to remedy this for future guests. (I think it'd be better to provide a new one rather than remove the option altogether.)

All in all, one of our favorite vacation bookings when travelling over the past several years!