Giovanni was extremely friendly and easy to communicate with. His apartment has two lovely terraces, and nice views of Barcelona. Even though we arrived fairly late, he met us in person at the apartment to let us in and show us around.

We arrived in July, so we hoped the apartment would keep us and our 2-year-old cool. Giovanni even provided a small outdoor pool which our kiddo loved to splash around in!

Unfortunately, two of the house's shutters were broken and could not close, which made the apartment very hot, but Giovanni was wonderful and had both of them fixed very quickly.

There is only air conditioning in one room of the apartment, so Giovanni provided electric fans for the other rooms. The air conditioning did not work very well (I think it needed maintenance), so we were a bit uncomfortable during the heat of the day.

The location was pretty good, easy walking distance from the Arc de Triomf. Taxis were easy to get for other destinations, but the immediate neighborhood doesn't have much happening, so you will have to travel a bit to get to the Gothic Quarter.

Overall, we loved how easy Giovanni was to work with, and if we weren't staying during the hottest time of summer the apartment would have been perfect.