Sarah was a terrific host! Would definitely recommend staying with her. A couple of days before arrival she contacted me and provided me with details about transportation that came in very handy. We met at the apartment where she spent some time pointing out some great stuff on the map, including places to eat and drink, streets to walk down, live entertainment, and even a couple of wine suggestions. The apartment itself is in a nice safe neighbourhood, close to some of the awesome Gaudi buildings. It's about 30-40mins walking to old Barcelona (Raval, Gothic, Born, Barceloneta) or about 15min by bus. The apartment was well equipped, has AC (don't underestimate this in the summer!), and was overall clean and very pleasant. I only had 2 minor concerns. The bathtub was a bit grimy around the edges- it's not lack of cleanliness, I think it's just old and needs re-caulking. The second concern is that the washing machine also needs some maintenance as the rubber rim also has quite a bit of grime built up. Those are minor points that are easily fixed. Overall though I was very happy :).