Ricard is a perfect host and provided quick responses to all my correspondences and provided very good and clear information about getting to and accessing the apartment . The apartment itself is a good size and very well laid out and even with the full occupancy of 3 persons this was a well proportioned , comfortable space which allowed us enough room to relax without being under each others feet and had a great little balcony that opened up the apartment to sit out and it also made the lounge area feel quite open and airy. The apartment is located a reasonably short walking distance from a couple of Metro stations and although I don't intimately know all areas of Barcelona this felt like a safe, quiet and pleasant area and had a lovely community feel to the place with a number of community art and food activities going on very close by during the weekend and although we didn't try out many of the bars or cafes in the area as we were mainly visiting the city to attend the music festival there are quite a few and they all appeared popular. Summing up I would have no hesitation in recommending Ricard's lovely apartment and Ricard as a host and the locality as a springboard to exploring the wonderful city of Barcelona .