Alex was very attentive and gave us an overview of the neighborhood. He has prepared a notebook in the apartment with highlights for different Barcelona neighborhoods with places to see, eat, etc that was quite useful.

The apartment matches up with the information in the listing. It is newly and tastefully renovated, quite clean and has everything you would want. It was more than comfortable for two people and would be fine for a couple with a kid.

This part of Barcelona is hilly and the location is about a 15 minute walk from Park Guell. It's residential--mostly apartment buildings--and fine to walk around at night. It's not a part of the city where you will find noisy night life. There are commercial areas nearby with supermarkets, a couple of good bakeries, and bars/cafes. For local transportation, the bus is scenic and has a stop just a couple of minutes from the apartment, but it takes a while to get to and from downtown. The Alonso X metro stop is about 10-15 minute walk and it's much quicker. There was seldom more than a couple of minutes wait for a train. This line has stops at many of the cultural sites, or you can transfer easily.

One note, if you have luggage, taking the Aerobus from the airport to Plaza Catalunya and from there taking the #22 bus is best if you want to avoid carrying bags on (lots) of subway stairways. The bus took us about 45 minutes, much of it in traffic just getting out of Plaza Catalunya, but it was pretty good after that. The bus may be crowded with tourists going to Park Guell. Your stop is before that. It's the 2nd Sanallehy stop -- the one at the Plaza. The apartment is close to that stop.

Alex was kind enough to order us a taxi for an early morning departure and it came right on time. We recommend this Airbnb without hesitation!