Gio’s place is great. About a 40 min drive from the airport (on traffic time). Her home is close to all the major attractions. I was able to visit a lot by grabbing the metro near here.
There’s good eateries near here too. Even thought it’s a shared room, it did feel like I had the place to myself. The room has access to the little patio terrace which was nice. I would recommend this place to anyone visiting Barcelona.