My friend and I spent about five days in this cute loft and absolutely loved it. The apartment is about ten steps away from a very nice strip of restaurants, grocery stores, and pharmacies where no cars are allowed so there is no traffic - our favorite thing to do after a long day was to hop around and try different tapas and pinchos! The apartment is in the perfect area given this strip of activity, and it is within walking distance from anywhere you may want to go while being outside of the noisy areas. Just a forewarning that there are a lot of stairs (we got used to it and it helped us burn off some tapas). We unfortunately did not get to meet John as he had just welcomed a new baby into his family! However, his friend, Ivo, was there to greet us upon arrival and helped us carry our (extremely heavy) suitcases up 12 flights of stairs without complaint. He thoroughly went over the neighborhood and gave us many suggestions. After leaving he was available through WhatsApp and sent us information on metro passes etc. There was also a packet in the apartment with a map of things to do and places to eat. Ivo went above and beyond during our stay and went out of his way to help us with many different things. The apartment was fully stocked with cooking supplies, oil, salt, pepper, etc, along with toilet paper, paper towels, a hair dryer, bath towels, shampoo, soap, etc. On one of the last days we ran out of paper towels and TP but the store is so close that we didn't mind purchasing some of our own to leave behind for future guests (plus they don't upcharge for things like that in Spain, so it was very cheap). The TV is amazing and you can watch it from basically anywhere in the apartment. They provide Netflix and regular cable TV. The shower room was huge. The back terrace was beautiful and the view from the balcony is unreal, especially to watch the sunset or sun rise. I would absolutely recommend this apartment and these hosts to anyone staying in Barcelona! Very relaxing and accommodating to the type of stay we were looking for! Thank you John and Ivo!