This was our first time booking lodging through airbnb and we were a bit nervous about the process. With this listing, we had nothing to worry about! It was perfectly situated just a few minutes from Paral-lel Metro and walking distance to La Rambla, Ciutat Vella (Old City) and many other points of interest. We mostly walked, but also purchased a T10 Metro card for quick access to places beyond a 20 minute walk.

The Poble-Sec neighborhood itself has a lot to offer - several food markets on the block (Dia was the best!) and 2 pharmacies nearby. Thursday nights there are specials at the tapas bars in Poble-Sec, a great excuse to bar hop and sample from each.

The flat had everything we needed, including:
Basic kitchen equipment (oils, pans, spatula), so we could buy ingredients and make breakfast and snacks.

Blackout curtains so we could take disco naps our first couple of days as we adjusted to the time zone (and late night activities). We were there during Festival Mercé in late September, so there were dozens of events going on each day and night all over the city.

Two fans and a great cross-breeze to help cool down the apartment on warm days. It was very comfortable at night (late September) with two fans.

Jacques was a perfect host. Answered all inquiries promptly via airbnb messaging, prepared the space for early check-in because it was available, gave us a quick overview of the city map (which he provided), checked in mid-week to see if we needed anything, arranged for a taxi for our ride to the airport (which would have been hard to do since English is the only language we are fluent in). Speaking of which, we spent a lot of time during our trip using Google Translate to communicate in Catalan. It was very helpful that Jacques spoke English!

One thing to note is that "1st floor" in Spain is not the floor as you enter (that's floor 0). There are 4 short flights of stairs to the apartment.