We had great time at Barcelona for our 4 night stay at Alba's place. Good weather and great place to stay are key factors for our happiness of this stay. The description and photos are accurate. Yes, you can see the Sagrada Familia (Gaudi's church) from (small) balcony of the apartment. The church is just outside the apartment building. There are bakeries near the apartments to get breakfast and bread (one just downstairs and open on Sunday). There are also a lot of restaurants around the apartments and also within walking distance. For those who cook (we did a lot of cooking), there are small shops (supermerkedo) to get fresh produce near the place (some open on Sunday) and some meat shops as well, all within 2 blocks of the apartment. The apartment is within walking distance of many attractions (we walked to many) and also has 2 metro lines in case one want to get to places quickly. We used the 10 pack metro tickets ( 2 of us travel together). We travelled from airport to apartment following Alba's direction. Take Aerobus from airport (in our case A1) to Placa Espanya and change to metro line 2 and get off at the Sagrada Familia. When returning to airport, we took the metro line 2 to Placa Espanya and change to line 1 to Placa Catalunya (has elevator/escalator all the way) then catch the A1 (or a2) Aerobus. It is fairly easy. Please note that on going to the airport, the bus does not stop at Placa Espanya. The wifi in the apartment worked very well, speed is very fast. The washer/dryer is very convenient for people who is on a longer trip (this is our last stop of a 8 weeks European trip). Communication with hosts (first with Juan and then with Alba) both during booking process and leading up to trip were great. Both hosts speak good English. Alba provided her cell phone so we can text and call her on arrival. When we could not find the apartment after getting off metro, Alba came out meeting us and took us to the apartment. The apartment does have some steps (around 40) and the stairway is narrow. We did not mind that at all but for others that might be concern. We would recommend this place to anyone who visit Barcelona and would stay here again next time. We had only one glitch in that the direction we got is not easy to follow to find the apartment after getting off metro, We will describe this in detail below for any future guest below on how to locate the apartment. When getting off metro at Sagrada Familia, there are 3 exits at 3 corners of the Sagrada Familia, the apartment is actually near the other corner (the one without metro exit). The 4 streets around the Sagrada Familia are: Mallorca, Marina, Provenca, and Sardenya. The apartment is near the intersection of Mallorca and Sardenya. If you exit line...