We arrived at Barcelona around 9.00 am. We were promised our room only at 4.00 pm, as that was the time to check in. We had requested Raul to drop off our baggage so that we could sight see without any hassle of lugging in our bags at 11.00 am. When we arrived at the apartment at 11, Raul and Angela had the apartment ready for us. It was so nice of them to have done that for us. He welcomed us with a bottle of wine as well.
Raul was super responsive in regards to all requests ( World Cup soccer timings - bars that played the USA games, taxi booking websites etc). Raul was very prompt in responding to text at all times.
We realized that on Sundays it was very difficult to find taxis to rent. Hence, Raul gave us a link to book our taxi online to return back home.
There’s plenty of grocery stores and cafes near by. Most stores accept credit cards.