We had a really lovely stay at Andreas's apartment. We did not meet him in person but his friend met us at the apartment, gave us the keys and took us round the apartment to explain how everything worked.
The apartment was clean and tidy and just as shown in the photos. There was plenty of space for us with two double bedrooms and one twin room. There were complimentary toiletries, towels and adequate bedding. We ate breakfast on the terrace every morning but ate out at restaurants for all our other meals. There are 96 steps to walk up to the apartment but there is also a lift!
The apartment is on a pedestrianised street, about a 5 minute walk from the Universitat Metro station. There are small shops and a supermarket on the street by the apartment so there is no distance to go for fresh food. There are plenty of small bars on the streets around Joaquin Costa - we tried Beruit Bar, Manchester Bar and Almirall bar.
It is about a 10 minute walk to La Rambla for a wider selection of bars and restaurants.
We had a lovely stay in the apartment and would recommend it.