Xavi is a fantastic host when it comes to immediate communication. The Airbnb my friend and I originally booked went completely missing on us when it was time to check in, so we needed another place to stay at in a pinch—Xavi’s home was great for this. Reasonably priced, clean, accurate, and a friendly experience. Though he doesn’t speak much English, if you know even just a little bit of Spanish, Catalan, or French, you should be good to go (even then, he provided helpful directions for reaching his place in English). Though the location was a bit farther than where my friend and I originally wanted to stay at for our stay in Barcelona, the area was actually very nice and a bit different from main destinations like the Gothic Quarter, and still proved to be fun to explore.