After a hold up at the airport and arriving about an hour late, Mari was there as soon as we got out of the taxi to warmly welcome us. Cheerful and helpful we couldn't have asked for a better end to our long day and then there's the apartment itself, a lovely renovation with lots of personality, well appointed and sparkling clean. We spent 4 nights in the apartment, myself, my parents and my 2yr old who spent her first nights in a "big girl's bed" which had collapsable legs so I could feel happy about her being closer to the ground. Mari was totally fine with us having a toddler in the place and it helped a great deal that there is a lift up to the first floor so no struggle with a stroller. You are literally one block away from La Sagrada Familia and while the immediate area may not be the most exciting for a whole week's stay there are very convenient transport links to get you to all the talked about suburbs and places of interest, mostly without having to change trains or buses. All in all it was a great place to stay, lovely to come back to at the end of a day spent walking about and we made good use of the Nespresso machine. I would recommend staying at Mari's place, it takes all the hard work out of holiday accommodation without being in a soul-less hotel.