We absolutely loved our stay at Irene's place. Barcelona is a fantastic city, her home stay made the experience complete.
The place is warm, comfortable with a great patio as outdoor living room. Don't get discouraged by the fact that the room doesn't have a window. In her house you don't miss it as the room is spacious and you actually live in her living room and patio.
The location is great. We liked the area of Gracia a lot, less touristic than Rambla, more authentic with many local shops, restaurants and bars, but peaceful and tranquilly.
The metro station is 2 min walk and only a few stops to rambla area.
We used Irene's bicycle (and rented one more) and explored barcelona by bicycle. Amazing! Barcelona is an extreme cycle friendly city. We visited the beach, art galleries, the hill with great viewpoint over the harbour and mostly local backstreets. And at night we cycled back to Irene's place :-)
But the best of this home stay is Irene! She's a beautiful person, full of information about the city, it's culture and history, Catalonia and tips where to eat and drink. Open minded, very welcoming and enthusiastic to meet new people. Irene truly added great value to our Barcelona trip!