We stayed in Francois's house in February for 5 nights. The house is just as described and very close to a metro station making the journey from the airport with 2 suitcases very easy. There are plenty of restaurants and shops near by. The hop on hop off bus stops outside and you can easily walk to Casa Batllo in 20mins. Katia the housekeeper was lovely and helpful with lots of ideas of places to go.