We had a wonderful stay in Alex's apartment. His wife Gemma met us at the apartment, and was understanding when we texted her about our delayed flight. She showed us everything in the apartment and answered our questions about Barcelona, including the location of the nearest market-- we stayed with our 6-month old son and cooked many meals in the apartment. The location was fantastic, easy Metro and bus travel, and Gracia is a short walk (restaurants and cafés.) The apartment is just like the photos, we loved staying here and hope we to visit again!