The house is really lovely. Built on several floors with a lot of room and ample outdoor space. We particularly enjoyed dining al fresco in the courtyard. The roof terrace is really large, but as it was so hot we hardly spent any time up there.

Pau was at there when we arrived and he kindly helped us take our bags up to the house. Whenever I called or sent an sms, Pau was always available to help. Luckily we did not need to contact him often as the house was so well equipped and stocked (washer, dryer, towels, cleaning products, rubbish bags etc.)

We enjoyed the area, between the Putxet and Gervasi areas, at the foot of the hills that eventually lead to the Tibidabo. Within few minutes walking distance (seconds even) on the Carrer Balmes there is a grocery stores and a nice bakery ("Enrich") and even a nice cinema which shows the latest movies in original version (a nice to have on the odd rainy day). The bus line runs all the way to Plaza Catalunya and the Ramblas, and farther onto the Barceloneta beach.

One minor negative point (and this really is nit-picking): only two of the bedrooms have an air conditioner, which can be tricky for those staying in the other rooms at the hight of summer, although the fans provided by Pau did help mitigate the situation.

All in all, we had a lovely time in this splendid house and were able to discover parts of the city far removed from the busy touristy spots.