This is our second time staying with Pere in the bed lamp apartment. Last summer and just this past week in June 2017, we stayed with Pere for 10 nights. I'm picky with where I stay, but after the great experience we had last time, I was keen on booking the apartment again for this year's visit. Luckily, it was available. Pere is such a fabulous host. He is so kind, generous and excellent with communication. We primarily connected via Whats App, and we was always quick to respond with any questions we had about the apartment, our stay or neighbouring area. The apartment is situated about a 15-18 minute walk away from Sagrada Familia. It's lovely to see in the evening, so be sure to make the time to check it out in both daylight and at night. Camp de l'Arpa is the closest station to the apartment (about a 2-3 minute walk -- it's just around the corner). If you're staying for longer than 4 days, you may consider getting a T-10 pass, which gives you 10 rides on the metro or bus and is cheaper than a single ticket. Just don't bend it, because then it won't scan (and it's made of a thin cardstock/paper). You can get to most areas of the city in 20-30 minutes. If you'd like to visit Parc Guell and it's the summer time, I would highly recommend taking a cab to the park. It's about a 10 minute drive for 8-10 euros, and worth it in the heat because it is a steep climb. As far as the actual apartment goes, it has everything you may need, a working washer, area to hang clothes to dry, iron, oven, stove, utensils, cutlery, pots, pans, etc. There is also plenty of space to store your clothing -- which is something I've found many Airbnb's to be lacking. The bathroom is modern, and sizeable. He even keeps all necessities in the bathroom drawers like shampoo, sunscreen, spray deodorant, etc. in case you have forgotten it. There is no air conditioning in the apartment, which we were aware of, but there is a large fan that is quite powerful. The apartment gets a good flow of air, so as long as you close the blinds in the day and not let all the heat in, and then open them when the outside air becomes cooler, you should be fine to sleep. Generally I just took a cold shower before bed so it made it easier to sleep. The balcony that is part of the space is a nice retreat in the evenings, or good for sun bathing if you want to avoid the beach (which I would unless you go to the far end by the Olympic stadium rather than the main strip at the base of La Rambla as it is too busy in summer). There are several larger grocery stores within close distance. About a 10 minute walk away is our favorite market,...