This was a fantastic apartment. The location on the square was perfect, stores, restaurants and bakeries for fresh daily bread were just steps away. Plus the square provided entertainment each evening - lots of families and dogs and musicians out having fun. The metro was about a 5 minute walk and you can access the whole city from there. For those of you who like walking, you can also walk many places in about 20 - 30 minutes. The location was beautiful and safe. Javier was an excellent host - very responsive all the time. I was able to arrange taxi transport with him from the airport and the driver was waiting for us outside baggage claim with a sign just as promised. It cost about 35 euros for four of us with 6 bags and a guitar!
The apartment itself was very spacious, clean and well decorated with very unique lighting fixtures that added to it's charm. The a/c was key during the hot weather Barcelona was having. Plenty of room for 4 adults. The washer and dryer were also a huge bonus since we were there for a week. The 2 bathrooms were great, the only caveat being that the 2nd bathroom has an extremely small shower. The renovated kitchen is fully equipped including a microwave and "poor-man's" espresso maker for those who need their coffee every morning like me. There isn't a dishwasher but that didn't stop us from cooking full dinners and breakfasts often.
Bottom line, this is a fantastic apartment and I definitely recommend it. I hope to come back and stay again one day!