Gisele was great....met us outside the apartment (we were late by almost an hour), helped us bring up all our stuff (we came with backpacks and racebikes) and gave us the keys to a great apartment! Nice rooms, clean and comfortable, loved it!
I was in Barcelona before but her area (Gracia) is my new favorite. A few squares around the corner with really nice food...but if you do feel like getting into the tourist circus in the center, its walkable.
I would for sure stay there again