Silvia made me feel completely welcome from the moment we began communicating. She was more than helpful by giving me very useful directions to her apartment from the airport in Barcelona. After I arrived at her house, we sat down together and she gave me opinion on various sites and activities I could do while in the city. This was very helpful given the fact that I had just under 3 days in the city and failed to plan anything in advance. She was incredibly accommodating and even helped translate websites from Spanish to English. I was having difficulty with my credit card while trying to book tickets to various sites in the city and Silvia offered to purchase the tickets herself, with me reimbursing her at a later date. She was truly the only reason that my stay in Barcelona went so smoothly, as she went above and beyond.

Although Silvia was very social and willing to communicate with me, I never felt it was overbearing in any way. One particular night I was incredibly tired and had no interest in conversing and just wanted to sleep. This wish was respected by the host and I was willing to get the rest that I needed.

The apartment was absolutely beautiful, very clean and looked exactly like the pictures. The pictures do not even remotely do justice in representing how stunning the view of the Sagrada Familia is from the room I stayed in.

Over the duration of my trip in Europe, I stayed with many people, but Silvia was by far the best host of the trip. Silvia went above and beyond what I expected for my stay and was incredibly warm and hospitable towards me. When I return to Barcelona I would love to stay at her place again.