This is a wonderful apartment and I recommend it very highly, to people new to Barcelona and those who've been here before. The picture shows the central dining room, and every other room comes off that room. It looks like the picture but feels warmer somehow. Everything in the apartment is new. The kitchen is well-equipped although there is no oven (we used the microwave and stove when cooking). The beds are new and very comfortable. The decor is sylish and everything is spotlessly clean. The apartment is at the back of the block and away from street noise. The neighbourhood feels very safe and is very close to supermarket, bakery, Metro and Sagria Familia. The host spent about half an hour going through maps and guides that were in the apartment as we hadn't been to Barcelona before, and then more time showing us how everything in the apartment worked. She was extremely helpful and her English very good, as we spoke almost no Spanish. I will be telling people I know to stay here if they visit Barcelona.