I was very well received by the host, Jose, and he was very helpful in showing the apartment and informing about shops, supermarkets, restaurants etc in the area. The apartment was very modern and nice and in a great location of the city, we basically walked everywhere. Jose was also very accommodating in that he offered to help during our stay in case we had any questions about the apartment, the neighborhood or Barcelona in general. Finally, as a non-Spanish speaker it was a huge plus that his English is great!