We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Manel's aparment! It is spacious, modern, and offers an elevator and a washer in the unit. The shower also had incredible water pressure. All these little things are appreciated even more when spending a long time away from home. The location is just perfect in the Eixample neighborhood, filled with fantastic restaurants and bars. We walked to a different location for dinner every night, and were very happy to live like locals and experience Barcelona outside of the more touristy parts of town. Manel is extremely nice and accommodating, and he waited for us even as our arrival was delayed by a hailstorm. He pointed out locations of interest nearby, left a bottle of wine, and let us know we had arrived just in time to see fireworks for La Merce. He even gave us directions to a good fireworks viewing location. Our trip was fantastic, thanks to his suggestions.