Phil and Fiona were absolutely wonderful! It's very clear that they enjoy hosting people in their rental apartment and they put a lot of effort and thought into making sure their guests have a great experience. They communicated with us before we arrived to make sure we had all of the information we needed about getting to the apartment. In addition, they offer to grocery shop for you so that the kitchen is stocked when you arrive. It was so nice to have some wine and food waiting for us when we arrived at midnight tired and hungry! Most of all though, Phil and Fiona really go the extra mile with anything you might need. We were celebrating my girlfriend's birthday so Fiona had a fresh flower bouquet of her favorite kind waiting on the table when we arrived. They even called and made a reservation at a local restaurant so that I didn't have to deal with the fickle website or make an international call.

The apartment itself is in a great neighborhood with lots of restaurants and shops in very close proximity. The metro station is about a 4 block walk but still very convenient. It is in an older building but they've done a nice job remodeling and updating it. It has a very modern and useful kitchen with all the dishes, utensils and cookware you need. The rooms are all nicely furnished and there's a large office space with a desk. The WIFI works great as well! Oh and the little balcony is perfect. We sat outside and drank wine before dinner almost every night we were there.

Only one thing to be aware of...there is just one air conditioning unit and it's located in the living room. While that unit works extremely well and kept the main areas of the apartment cool including the master bedroom, the other two bedrooms are down the hall and don't get much cool air so if the weather is very hot those rooms might suffer. But not too big a deal!

All in all, this is a top notch place to stay while in Barcelona!