Xavier was a great host and very helpful. He took the time out to meet us at his apartment and gave us insights into the area and where to go for food and shopping as well as the local attractions. His apartment is exactly as pictured and we had everything we needed for our stay.
Couple of downsides is that it is alittle bit out of the way and to get to La Rambla you have to walk through an older area of Barcelona. Also as the apartment was situated on the first floor it got abit noisy at night especially when there where kids/people playing soccer right outside the apartment (directly under your windows) until 2 or 3 am. This didn't happen every night.