I agree with most all of the positive things other reviewers have said about this apartment. My biggest complaint is that two the bedrooms face the street and a lot of street noise (cars, garbage trucks, people talking) makes it into the apartment at night. Bring earplugs if you are a light sleeper! Also mattresses were on the soft side. Other than that, our host Merce was great at corresponding with us and very responsive. She coordinated taxis for our family of 5 to and from BCN so commuting between her apartment and the airport was super easy. The hot water tank gave out and she was very fast to fix the problem. We walked EVERYWHERE from the apartment and didn't have to take public transportation at all. There's a great grocery store within a couple blocks.