We had a fantastic 4-day stay at Fernando and Alejandro's apartment. The location is perfect to use as a base for exploring the city by foot or metro and is very easy for the airport. Alejandro met us at the flat (Fernando was out of town) and was very friendly and charming. He gave us lots of tips for good places to eat which we took up and we had great tapas everywhere at reasonable prices too. He also gave us excellent advice on buying advance tickets to avoid queuing at the Sagrada Familia and as a result we had an amazing visit there. He also kindly supplied essentials such as bread and milk which was appreciated.

The only negatives for us were an overwhelming smell of stale cigarette smoke throughout the apartment, and a noisy resident directly above which prevented us sleeping until the small hours - but if you are night owls/deep sleepers, or smokers, those won't bother you.

Overall we would highly recommend the apartment and would stay again. Many thanks for all your help Alejandro - we had a truly great time and will definitely return to Barcelona.