Antonio and his business partner Alejandro were wonderful with communication before, during and after our arrival. Alejandro was very prompt in meeting us and even waited for us when our train arrived like 20 minutes later than expected. He was extremely responsive, courteous and most helpful in suggesting local places to explore. We all appreciated his hospitality and absolutely loved the location of the Airbnb apartment. It's located near Plaza Catalunya, the Passeig de Gracia train station is just one block away, and Las Ramblas and the Mercat de la Boqueria is within walking distance. In fact, the best feature of the apartment is it's proximity to all the touristy sites like Casa Batllo, the best shopping streets in all of Barcelona, and within a stone throw from all sorts of eateries. The private sleeping areas were spacious, had very comfortable mattresses and had lots and lots of storage for all your belongings. Having a washer/dryer inside the apartment (detergent and softener generously provided by the host) was a huge plus, especially for our group of 6 adults who had arrived via a 15 day Mediterranean cruise drastically needing to wash clothes. Another great feature that impressed our entire group was the security of the apartment. Apart from having a porter during the daytime hours, our penthouse floor had cameras in every outside building hallway, had a locked outer door on the main building hallway leading into the apartment and also had on the main door of the apartment a very secure bolted lock. We felt extremely safe in this building and all over Barcelona in general. We will hopefully be back to Barcelona in the future and this beautiful apartment would most definitely be our first choice if it's available.