The apartment: perfect for travelers. It is quite spacious, well decorated and very comfortable for two people. It has everything you will need. The fully equipped kitchen and good sized table provide convenience for breakfast and even some staying -in dinners. Plenty of pillows and extra blanket for comfort. The washing machine is the best we used during our traveling in Europe using AirBnB properties. The bed is comfortable and the bathroom, while small (for North American standard but not too bad in large city in Europe), is utilitarian.
The location: couldn’t ask for a better location. Metro (our main mean of transportation in Barcelona other than walking) stop just 2 minutes walk. Trams passing right in front of the building. A full sized supermarket is 5 minutes walk away, and small ‘supermarket’ (kind of like Seven Eleven) is in every block. Just downstairs is a pastry coffee house, our stop every evening! Small local restaurants are all over the neighborhood. One evening we had a pleasant walk to the beach, only 15 to 20 minutes away. A vibrant neighborhood!
The host: Paola greeted us at the door, showed us around and gave us tips on places to go/eat. Check-in and out are super easy.
Delightful surprise: when we stood on the road side in front of the building and looked to the right, we saw the magnificent Sagrada Familia at the end of the large boulevard. How delightful!