Maria and her husband have a truly beautiful apartment close to a park and to the "las arenas" multilevel shopping complex with the most amazing views from the top floor, it used to be the old bull fighting ring-very interesting history. They met us at the front door, even when we were an hour early, they helped us with our luggage and were SO warm and welcoming. Maria showed me where everything (everything we could ever need) was. I knew I was in excellent hands when I discovered the little sewing kit and different teas that she had put in the apartment. We were welcomed with a bottle of wine, prosciutto ham, different coffees and juices for the morning. AMAZING hosts that went above and beyond my expectations. The patio was huge and came with a pet turtle, the washing machine was very welcomed for weary travelers and the bathrooms were like something out of a magazine. There was a grocery store in the mall so we could have a lovely dinner in the dining room over looking the patio. The beds were warm and comfortable and the building was a block from the green line which leads into downtown Barcelona. You can see the pride that they had in their apartment and it was evident in everything about the apartment. Thank you Maria thank you thank you thank you to both you and your husband.