My first impression on sign up felt very impersonal and cold. This impression did not change upon arrival - the host allowed us to leave our luggage's in the apartment which is nice gesture. The apartment is like the pictures - the apartment is situated a block away from the National Art Museum and the fountains but it is quite a distance to walk to La Ramblas so you need to take a cab or metro. The Metro is about 10 to 15 walk. The host does not provide any maps, bus routes or pamphlets which is quite disappointing to someone new to the city. I was not impressed that the host never contacted me to advise that the cleaning staff were going to be dropping off clean linens for the next guest during our stay. That day my family and I were having a late start and were startled to have someone knock on the door and enter the premises with the master key. This left an unease for the rest of the trip that someone could be going through our belongings. This action was not impressive and should not happen during a 7 day stay. The host will need to address this with the cleaning staff. I would have recommended this stay to others but the unexpected visit shows lack of respect for the paying customer.