This apartment was as advertised. It is in a busy but nice neighbourhood, approx a 25 minute walk to the Ramblas and close to many different supermarkets and restaurants.
Xavier met us at the airport and chueffered us to the apartment which was much easier then other methods, allowing a chance to meet and learn a little on the drive.
We had a wait a couple of hours for the cleaning to finish but we did arrive around 1030 so this was ok, Xavier held our suitcases for us, which turned out OK although I was initially very apprehensive.
There is quite a bit of outside and neighbouring noise, but I slept with earplugs every night ok.
It has a tv but only local channels and all in Spanish, so of little entertainment value but we didn't intent to spend our time watching Tele, but some outside news would gave been great.
We would stay again, Xavier is a business man and quite experienced. The apartment had most of what we needed, except a clothes dryer.