My wife and 2 teenage daughters are spending 6 weeks traveling Spain this summer. Except for Barcelona, in every other big Spanish city we rented a place in the historic center of the “old city”. When I searched for such a place in Barcelona I found the options to be too expensive and the accommodations too small. After scrolling through hundreds of Airbnb options, Anna’s apartment, in the suburbs of Barcelona popped up. It had glowing reviews and was fairly priced. We booked 7 nights. In a nutshell we loved it. My small concern about having a long haul into the city center every day was quickly assuaged. The L3 green line, takes you right to her neighborhood and this means it’s just 20 minutes from her door to all the big Barcelona sites. (Get the 10 ride option and you’ll save 1 euro per ride). Also, in my humble opinion, Barcelona, more so than other big Spanish city is overflowing with tourists. After a few minutes in the Ramblas you might just want to pull the rip cord and get the heck out of there. We did. Anna’s place nestled in a kind of upscale, Beverly Hills sort of neighborhood provides you a lovely oasis of calm and relaxation. (A big grocery store is nearby and that’s where we got the food we used to cook our dinners). In the evenings we’d take walks. Our favorite was one we discovered when we simply kept walking up up up to a woodsy trail that provided us spectacular views of the whole city. I’ll end with this. Our family has stayed in 25+ ainbnbs. One evening, on her patio, someone asked the question, “Of all the places we’ve stayed, where would most want to stay for 6 months?” We all answered Anna’s place. Thank you Anna for the wonderful week!