If you are travelling to Barcelona, stay here. Mariana's apartment is as clean and well-appointed as it looks. Newly renovated from top to bottom, it has two big bedrooms, two luxurious new bathrooms, a kitchen with new appliances (including a dishwasher), a washer and dryer, and a comfortable living room with a sandblasted brick wall that overlooks the street three stories below. The bedrooms are on an inner courtyard, thus quiet, so we slept extremely well.

The location couldn't be better. If you drew a circle around all the things you want to see and do in Barcelona, this apartment is roughly in the middle. We walked everywhere, from La Ramblas (about 15 minutes) to Sagrada Familia (about 40 minutes). A well-stocked grocery store is right around the corner. There are plenty of good local restaurants nearby.

We felt well hosted from the beginning to the end of our four-day stay. Marianna takes care of the details. She checked in by email before we arrived. We were met at the door and graciously briefed. Her lovely apartment felt like our home away from home almost instantly.

Highly recommended.