we had the best time staying at thomas's place in barcelona. the neighborhood is awesome -- beautiful architecture, lots of cool bars and restaurants, lively nightlife. the apartment is exactly what you want from an authentic european vacation -- it's quirky and quaint, with one of the best rooftop terraces i've ever experienced. [it's essentially the same size of the entire apartment!] heads up that only one of the bedrooms has a door -- it wasn't a problem for our group, if anything, it brought us all closer by the end of the trip.