Next to Paseo De Gracia is a good apartment and will be an even better one when the 2 main Air Conditioners are replaced for new ones. If renting when the temperatures are cool you will enjoy the apartment. The location is great. It is a 40 minute walk to Christopher Columbus Monument on Las Ramblas but we enjoyed the walk and it gave us an opportunity to discover other neighbourhoods. Jordi is a good host in that he did his best to get us into the apartment earlier than he originally said. He gave us a few maps and suggested that we take the hop on hop off bus. He promised to send restaurant recommendations but we never got them but it was not necessary. There are so many good places to eat. The apartment was as expected and the pictures were accurate. Our issue was with the warm temperature in the apartment which we noticed upon arrival and mentioned immediately to Jordi. He assured us that it would cool down; however, it did not and the rest of our communication was all about our sleepless nights and the warm air. We tried opening the windows to allow for a breeze but then we ended up with cigarette smoke wafting in from the street cafe and balconies below and street noise until all hours so ear plugs was a necessity. It was a real catch 22. We arrrived on a Friday afternoon and Jordi is eager for me to tell you that he came with a repair man on Monday. He did not offer any other solution over the weekend. Monday afternoon we were told that he was sorry - the machines are old and he hoped they would have last. We knew that upon arrival so there was no surprise there. He brought us another free standing fan that blew hot air. There is a brand new AC in the small back room. Clearly the owner was hoping that the two older machines the one in the main apartment and the other in the master bedroom would last the summer months but they did not. What can I say. It was a nice touch to bring us a bottle of wine and two chocolate bars. One we ate and the other went in the garbage because it melted from the heat. Our best three nights in Spain were when we left Barcelona and were able to catch 3 good nights of restful sleep. We asked for more towels and got two new hand towels. So all in all it will be a great flat once the two AC units are replaced for new models. It would have been nice if our communication with Jordi could have been about where to go and what to see but it was the heat that was on our minds. We have been offered a 10% rebate but have not received anything. It should be higher but hopefully we will be compensated fairly....