If I could give this place ten stars, I would. I simply cannot say enough good things about the apartment itself, or your host, Enric and his family.

Starting with the flat: if you like clean, modern, comfortable, well-thought out and well designed spaces - this is your place. I am extremely picky and routinely wash all flatware and china in rented apartments but not here: the place was immaculate. It was designed by a leading architect and implemented with attention to every detail. It is modern, spacious, and beautiful. It has three bedrooms with extremely comfortable beds and lovely high quality linens. Both bathrooms are modern, well stocked (shower gels, hair products, blow dryers and wonderful bath towels) and clean. The kitchen is fabulous - spacious and containing everything you could possibly need. We were greeted with not only several bottles of water, every soda you can imagine, beer, 3 bottles of wine, fresh fruit and 3 different types of milk! Enric also supplied, bread, coffee for his wonderful Nespresso machine and cocoa packets - he knew I was travelling with my children and thought they might enjoy hot cocoa in the morning. It is those kind of details, when your host goes above and beyond, that make your stay not only comfortable but memorable. He not only has a nice flat screen TV, he also has a library of movies - both adult and children, for those afternoons when you need to take a break from sight seeing. But wait, it gets better - everyday, Enric had a lovely lady that has worked for his family for years come and clean the flat, but she doesn't stop there, she also does your laundry!! Everyday, we came home from a long, hot day of sightseeing to a clean, organized space, fresh towels and clean laundry! Even if you stayed at the Mandarin or any 5+ star hotel, you could not receive the same level of service we did at Enric's flat.

Location: directly in front of the metro with bakeries, groceries stores and restaurants within walking distance.

About Enric - I don't know where to start. From the review above you might think we had an idyllic vacation - we did not. We had a number of problems/situations come up that made our time in Barcelona challenging - not related to the flat though. However, who came to our rescue, ordered car services, try to help track down my computer I stupidly left in a cab and even paid for some things in advance out of his own pocket when we were in a bind? Enric. He also took the better part of a day off to show us around town and share the real Barcelona with us. I felt as if we had suddenly found family in Barcelona that was ready to help in any situation at a moments notice. Enric was our host but he is now our friend - we can't wait to see him again.