Vanessa gave us her mobile number so as soon as we had got a taxi from the airport we texted her so that she would know when to meet us at the flat. She showed us around the flat and gave us a quick idea of how get around Barcelona. The flat is in a fairly recently built block and has all the mod cons she's listed on the website. It's in almost pristine condition and is in a very nice area, literally 50m from the Parallel metro station (Line 3, green). The flat is on the southwest side of the city centre, about 10-15 mins walk from the sea front. During our week's stay we were able to get to all the downtown places by walking, and only occasionally used the metro if we wanted to go further afield.
Vanessa was always contactable to give us info or bring extra towels etc if needed.
A perfect hostess.