Unfortunately with my experience, the place looks very little like it shows in photos. Location is great, smack dab in the middle of the Gothic quarter, but the problem that comes with the location is noise at night. The room has a good amount of space, with a nice little patio, but the windows and patio doors do not block out much light or any of the noise (especially on Friday through Sunday, and the Spanish people don’t eat/drink till late at night all week long, plus the trash and clean up crews come through all hours of the night). When we arrived our host was out buying pillows to have for the bed we were to sleep in, so we waited a bit till she got there. Maribel was very polite and nice, but really doesn’t speak much English at all, only Spanish, but her partner Hedwig does speak English well, unfortunately he wasn’t really there till the last day we stayed, but the language barrier really didn’t affect our stay. There is no elevator, and the stairs are narrow and old/worn down, so beware with heavy luggage. Maribel explained the rules of the place and how to get in with the multiple doors/keys, as best she could, and then explained she was going out of town for a couple nights and wouldn’t be there, which was nice since my girlfriend and I wanted privacy and the apartment is not very large. The room door slides and has a gate latch for a lock but it keeps out no noise really. The toilet and bathroom are separate, and the toilet room is so small I couldn’t stand up with the door closed. The bathroom had the sink and shower/bath, but unfortunately the shower head just dangles and so we had to sit in the tub to shower, there is no spout to fill up the tub if you want to bathe. This seems like a very old apartment building, so plumbing and other things like that aren’t very surprising when you get to the area/building. Other than these minor problems with the place, the owners were very nice and welcoming while they were around to interact with, and the location is great. Many shops, bodegas, restaurants, bars, historic architecture, and public transit within a square mile. We had a lot of fun just being in Barcelona, especially the Gothic area.