My mother and I just returned from spending 14 nights at Irene's place. This apartment really made our 2 weeks in Barcelona great. The location is ideal with subway stop only 5 minutes down the street. We had many restaurants and small bars to choose from if we were tired and didn't want to head into downtown for dinner. We made coffee in the morning and bought supplies from the small grocery shop below the flat. Irene's kitchen is well suited to makings small meals if needed. She left us laundry soap so we used the washer for clean clothes. The bed is very comfortable and every morning we took our coffee to the veranda/terrace and relaxed to make our daily plan. The attic flat is at the top of the building so be ready to climb 5 flights of stairs to enter. We loved doing that as that guaranteed some daily exercise!
Irene was very accommodating when we first met. We got into the flat early to drop our things and she provided very useful information on shopping, dining etc. She quickly replied to any emails I sent and on our last night offered to arrange for a taxi to collect us.
If we were to return to Barcelona, there wouldn't be a doubt where we would stay and will recommend this place to our friends.