Loved this apartment. Roomy, clean, beautiful, warm, and great amenities. Julia was always responsive and gave us excellent recommendations for music, etc. It was a January visit and we were wandering the city most of the time so only sat outside a little, but the apartment itself is really comfortable and beautiful to hang out in.
The apartment gets lots of light and you can close shutters at night if you want less (we took bedrooms facing street and there was minimal street noise at night). We enjoyed sleeping, sitting to rest, had 3 bathrooms so never had to wait, and were able to do laundry before we left.
The apartment is a few blocks from Casa Bastllo on Gracia and near all the boutiques around there, a short walk from to the Rambla and the Gothic quarter, and almost everywhere else. The longest walk we took was to Sangreda Familia which was probably 25 min or so. We walked to restaurants including Disfrutar, Cocina Hermanos Torres, Tapas 24, and Dos Pallilos, and had an amazing lunch 5 min away at La Fuente. There is a coffee shop around the corner on Carrer d’Argo that opened at 8 am and a pharmacy and grocery steps away from apartment.
She steered us to a few great flamenco shows, a club with live jazz, a great guitar concert, and a small historic parade while we were there. Also, we found a fun bar up D’Aribau called Quilombo filled with young people and a guitar player who led live sing alongs of Spanish songs. The university lies between the apartment and the Rambla so lots of college-y shops and cafes nearby too.
Great location, great apartment, great host.