A friend and I stayed at Silvia's Style House of Mandarine for an extended weekend. It far exceeded our expectations. Silvia met us, though we had a late arrival, and showed us through the house. It was very clean, and Silvia provided us with a metro map plus suggestions for visiting Barcelona. The metro was half a block away, and connects to the city centre in 15-20 minutes. A fantastic place to stay, and a very nice hostess.