I cannot over emphasize how fantastic it was to stay in Alex's apartment. From the moment our booking began (unfortunately we were still stuck in Gatwick due to a broken down plane!) he was able to work around it and all was well, to the fact that it was a beautiful place (with good facilities eg cooking equipment, children's toys) and then the location was fab as well (close to a tube, just as close to Sagrada Familia). I thoroughly enjoyed my stay as did my partner, two children and friend. I would not hesitate to recommend to anyone travelling to Barcelona.