Just returned from a wonderful 4 night stay in Barcelona. On landing at the airport, I took the bus to Plaça de Catalunya (€5.90 one way/approx 35-40 min journey) and then, thanks to Albin’s excellent walking directions, arrived at Carrer de les Ramelleres just a few minutes later. The location of the apartment is perfect. It is situated on a quiet, tree-lined square (Plaça de Vicenc Martorell) which itself is just maybe 100 yards or so off La Rambla. As a visitor this seems to me to be the best of both worlds as the immediate area is residential and relatively quiet but just a short walk to many areas/attractions with a metro station also nearby for reaching more further-out destinations. On arrival I was greeted by Albin who had been in contact a few days earlier to confirm my expected arrival time. The building does not have an elevator and, although the room is officially on the first floor, it does involve climbing 3 flights of stairs. This wasn’t a problem for me given my relatively small amount of luggage but I guess may be something others might wish to consider. The apartment is basically one long corridor with the guest room at one end, Albin and Carlota’s room at the other with the kitchen, bathroom and toilet in between. I was shown to my room by Albin and immediately noted that it was exactly as portrayed by the photos on this site. In addition to this, I was really impressed by the size – more of a suite than a room to be honest! He then showed me the bathroom which, although shared, has a basket of toiletries solely for guests’ use and the kitchen which is fully equipped with fridge, cooker, microwave and all the usual pots, pans, crockery and cutlery all of which I was told I was free to use. Finally he also provided both his mobile number in case I had any problems or needed any information and the wi-fi access code. Other than the odd encounter in the kitchen I didn’t really see much of my hosts and felt like I had the place to myself most of the time – albeit with the ability to contact Albin by mobile if need be. The only real concession to living in someone else’s home was that I was asked to try to avoid using the bathroom between 7.30-8.30am. I thought this a perfectly reasonable request given Albin and Carlota obviously needed to ready themselves for work and this fitted well with my own needs as I didn’t want to rise especially early! All in all, I can only say this was a near-perfect Air B&B experience – an opinion echoed by the many other similar reviews for previous guests. If you require friendly, value-for-money accommodation in the centre of this amazing city, I would highly recommend Albin’s apartment :-) Ps Albin – gracias por su cordial bienvenida y por hacer que mis vacaciones en...