The apartment is in a quiet side street within a largely residential area. To collect the keys, we had to telephone a pleasant, English-speaking young man when we arrived at Barcelona airport. He met us at the apartment and showed us around. The apartment is located as indicated on Google street view. Please be aware that you need to make sure you take the keys with you every time you exit the apartment as both doors lock when you close them so it is easy to lock yourselves out.

The apartment itself is comfortable and well-equipped, with a nice modern kitchen. The main bedroom has a balcony overlooking the street while the second bedroom has no windows. Both have plenty of cupboard space. The shower has a strong flow, with plenty of hot water, and the apartment is equipped with towels and shower gel but there was no shampoo. The coffee machine is welcome but needs Nespresso pods to work. On the negative side there is no kettle so we boiled a saucepan for hot water to make tea, and the frying pans need replacing. One was very badly damaged. Wi-Fi is a little slow at times. Be aware that the neighbours seem to communicate with each other by using loud, shrill whistles which we thought were alarms at first.

The location was ideal for us – close to Joanic metro station and within easy walking distance for us to many of the key sites. Four doors away is a lovely Italian bread, pastries, pizza and pasta shop “Pasta Spada”. We brought fresh, warm crusty bread and pastries each morning and one evening purchased their delicious ravioli stuffed with white truffle to cook in the apartment. Opposite the Pasta Spada is a traditional vermouth bar and the Veg World India restaurant is just around the corner. There are plenty of supermarkets in the surrounding streets along with restaurants and bars. We felt as though we were living like locals. All-in-all a memorable stay. Thank you