Isidre met us as arranged and made us very welcome. He clearly explained how things worked in the apartment, answered our questions and was very helpful. The apartment was as described, very clean and the kitchen was well-equipped. Isidre kept in touch throughout our stay to make sure we had everything we needed. We really liked the area and felt safe walking round. There was a supermarket within 5 minutes walk and a very good market with marvellous fruit and vegetable and fish stalls within about 10 minutes. The metro was between 10 and 15 minutes walk away so we were quickly able to get around the city. We really liked the Gracia area with its interesting shops and little squares with trees and bars.