We spent 10 days at the apartment. Overall, we had a great stay and came to think of the apartment as "home." It was comfortable and had all the necessities. It's not quite as stylish as the photos of the kingsize bed and the red chair suggest. Here are the pros and cons of the apartment, from our point of view: Pros: --GREAT location. It was perfect for us in this regard. We wanted to walk a lot in the city. It's a block from the Passeig de Gracia, 3 blocks from the Placa de Catalunya and La Rambla, walking distance to the Barri Gottic, El Born, El Raval. It’s close to many of the major points of interest, but it’s removed enough to be outside the most crowded areas. It’s less than half a block from La Rambla Catalunya, which has a lot of restaurants and bars and is a very pleasant walk that is much quieter than the well-known Rambla in the Barri Gottic. It’s also close to several small grocery stores. --Great king-size bed (but the pillows were hard and huge--I eventually found some better pillows in a drawer). --Very effective air conditioners—which was important since we were there in August. --Other necessities—hair dryer, washing machine (no dryer, but it does have a portable fan and a drying wrack that worked nicely for drying clothes), kitchen with necessary dishes, glasses, etc. --Elevator—very small, like many in Europe, but it works very well and is essential for anyone with more than a backpack since the apartment is on the 3rd floor (4th floor in U.S. system). --The room that functions as a dining room (and could be a 3rd bedroom if you used the fold-out chair) is quite pleasant. It has lots of windows and a nice glass-top dining room table. We enjoyed eating breakfast and some dinners there. Cons: --This was not a real problem for us, but it’s something you should know before you reserve the apartment. It seems that a large apartment has been divided up to be used for short-term rentals. The apartment we were in is self-contained with its own bathroom, but to get to the apartment door you have to unlock an outer door and walk through a space that is rented by others. It felt a little like being in a dorm at times; we came in and ran into people in their rooms in the other part of the space. The people in the other 2-3 rental rooms share a bathroom that is right outside the door of the self-contained apartment (the one we stayed in) and you can hear the toilet being flushed quite clearly and see the outlines of people walking around through the glass door (see below). --The lighting is poor. There are numerous lights that don’t work and seem to have no function. There were others that didn’t have any lightbulbs in them. --The apartment door locks and unlocks with a skeleton key (as do the...