The appartment was newly renovated and looked like on the pictures. It comprises of two bedrooms with identical beds. One bedrooms faces to the small courtyard and is a lot quieter than the second bedroom, which is part of the living room (but can be closed off through a door) and faces the street. Fortunately if faces a small backstreet so the general noise level is ok. But nonetheless I got woken up around 3:50 am in the night, when the waste collection was making quite some fuss emptying out one big trashcan after the other. I don't know if this is happening every night or if we were just unlucky (we stayed there from Saturday to Sunday), but I found the timing a little unfortunate. When a loud car or bike passed through the street, you get also your share of the sound. But all in all I guess the noise level was typical for a vibrant city like Barcelona.

Tall people (I am 6'4" = 193 cm tall) should note that the entrance as well as some openings in the appartment have an unusually low height (the entrance seems to be only 180cm high). I didn't mind it for one night, but if you are tall and want to stay there for a week, you'll have plenty of opportunity to bruise your head.

The beds were great for one person, although again a little shorter than the usual 200cm. For a couple used to sleeping in a Kingsize, sharing the bed might be an issue though, since the width was probably only 120cm or 140cm max. In any case, I was glad to have it entirely for myself.

Finding the place was easy and Diana was extremely helpful. Although we arrived a little earlier than planned, she was waiting for us at the entrance. She helped us find a parking spot for our car (behind the house in a public parking space) and provided us with good recommendations for dining. She even responded promptly after the key exchange, when we asked for the WiFi credentials via SMS. I think you can't ask for a more responsive and helpful host than her.

The location of the appartment itself is very convenient. You can find several nice restaurants and tapas places in short walking distance. A 24h supermarket is close by (in the basement of the cinema) and breakfast options are available left and right of the building or again in short walking distance.

I deduct one star for the combination of noise, bed size and low openings. But if you aren't as tall as I am and used to some street noise (I am not), you'll be very fine staying in the appartment.