Mariona is an awesome host! her place is also in a great location - literally 7-8 min walk to La Sagrada Familia and metro. so easy to get other neighborhoods. the neighborhood itself is great. many restaurants around and also not too close to the tourist crowds. easy check-in. she met us at the apartment, showed us around and made us feel right at home. there was a little hiccup where the bed in the main room (for my parents) was not made and there were no clean sheets for it. But she fixed that issue right away - she went to the store, bought sheets and came right back to make the bed. she also responded right away when I asked her for extra towels. One thing I will mention is that there is no AC in the apartment. I think I might have overlooked that when booking, so that was MY fault - Barcelona just happened to be getting a heatwave while we were there so it was rather hot in the apartment. there were fans though, so we survived :) overall, great place and great host!