Anna's apartment was the perfect "home base" for my family and I during our trip to Barcelona. Anna was prompt, efficient, and helpful in her communication. The apartment is as cute as it appears in pictures. The bedrooms were comfortable, the kitchen was well-stocked, and everything worked as expected and needed.
However, there were three features that set Anna's apartment apart: first, the balcony is amazing! We ended each of our days lounging in the patio chairs, gazing at the stars. To the best of my knowledge, there are not many balconies this size in Barcelona. Two, Anna has included a lot of thoughtful touches around the apartment: we used the guidebooks to get ideas for how to plan our days, used the shopping bags to get our groceries, and even found a deck of playing cards to use while hanging out in the local squares. Last, Anna's apartment is in a perfect location. We did a good deal of walking around Gracia and have to say the square nearest to Anna's apartment was the best with great people watching and a distinctly local flavor. One small word of caution: it was warm and humid during our visit to Barcelona; Anna provides two portable evaporative coolers (AKA swamp coolers) to deal with the heat. I grew up in a desert where swamp coolers are great but they are not the best for humid environments; the fans helped but we still had a couple night of less than ideal sleep. I'm guessing this is only an issue for a couple weeks of the year but it's worth knowing. Still, even with this issue, I would not hesitate to book Anna's apartment again!