Ester is a wonderful hostess, and generous in the minutest detail: a fridge full of the nibbles and necessary basics for breakfast, for instance. Her apartment is spotless, located on a tree-lined street, with a great view from her balcony on the Sagrada Familia cathedral. Double windows are very efficient noise blockers. Convenient elevators bring you up 50 feet to her place from the ground level. A supermarket is right across the street, and a great meat restaurant on Calle ValenciaI is a couple of blocks away. An excellent deli is also round the corner. I will conclude by saying that my wife and I plan to return next year!