My sister & I live in the overblown beauty of Hawaii, so when we travel, we want to stay at some place unique & gorgeous. If it's not, we might as well stay home. Sean's place more than fulfilled our desires for a grand stay. The property itself is delightfully full of the apartment's original details. The marble enclosed tub & marble floor in the bathroom are eye candy for one's peripheral glances when applying makeup at the double sink soapstone vanity on pedestal legs. The ornate ceilings, parquet floors & silk covered walls of other rooms are so memorable as is the original encaustic tile floor of the kitchen. The stained & etched glass windows throughout the property added to the richness. Possibly my favorite thing to do each day was to close at night the heavy pocket doors over the doors facing the Plaza Lesseps & to open them in the mornings to the day's wonder of another 24 hours in Barcelona.
As if all of this would not be enough, the family that owns the property & shares the other side were gracious hosts & eager to help or aid & abet our enjoyment in any way possible. The matriarch of the family, Frances, is a former model who is even more beautiful in her current years. The family patriarch is a delightful raconteur, keeping us in stitches of laughter & delight. And the cosmopolitan son, Sean, who manages the property, was kind & helpful always.
Needless to say, we could not have asked for a better or more enjoyable place to stay.