If real estate is about location, location, location, and if you are touring Barcelona rather than going to the beach, Monica’s unit is a nice location. And, Monica is a fine responsive hostess. The unit is clean, and the view from the penthouse is terrific and the porches are quite nice. The utilities are substandard, however. The hot water lasts for a 10-minute shower, and then requires 15-minute rest breaks, and the temperature control is touchy. Both days there, I had a cold shower. Also, the drain cap on the shower is loose and dangerous, and the floor of the shower is slippery. The shower is unacceptable if you are overweight, because the door is hung in the middle rather than near the ends, so I needed to stretch the door to enter and leave. While the apartment has many power outlets, there was insufficient power to use a power strip even at 110v. That means you can’t power a computer and anything else from the bedside. But, Monica was helpful and a lovely person who even helped us get our luggage up the 7-10 steps to the elevator and up the full flight from the 5th (US 6th) floor to the Penthouse. Barcelona is gorgeous even in December.