A truly wonderful apartment in Barcelona. The location was exactly what we were looking for - Exiample is a very cool neighborhood, and just close enough to the more touristy areas without having to feel like one - about a 15 minute walk to the ramblas and close to the metro. Plenty of great restaurants and markets all around. As for the apartment itself, it really is exactly as it looks like in the pictures - beautiful. The kitchen is perfect for cooking a meal (you can buy fresh seafood in a store downstairs), and the balcony is perfect to sit and enjoy and take in the sounds of the city. Alex himself was a great host. Met us at the door with a smile and showed us everything we needed to know about the apartment. He was a good mix of attentive without being too invasive, and even checked in with us after we left his apartment to make sure the rest of our trip was going ok. If I were to come back to Barcelona I would stay here again in a heartbeat.