First time Barcelona with 2 teenage girls in August was a great experience thanks to Anna's apartment. The roof terrace is an absolute killer, great views, nice flowers, a couch to chill. Well equipped kitchen allowed to cook yummy dinners with the food we found at La Boqueria market. The penthouse is very quiet (noisiest are the birds walking on the roof), tastefully decorated and has airco (important in august !). The apartment is a nice starting point to visit Barcelona (gothic, beach, parc montjuic are at walking distance). Anna has a webpage with lots of tips that allowed us to experience Barcelona as a local (bike rides, the olympic pool, nice tapa places etc). Around the corner is a lively street with many restaurants and shops (bodega has great wines from the barrel and vermouth). Three sets of keys were very handy. Anna is very responsive, flexible and helpful.