This apartment is just as pictured, in a great location with a view of the Sagrada Familia from the balcony and many shops and restaurants in the surrounding blocks. I have always loved IKEA design and this is it - everything is from IKEA including the washing machine! Key pick up was easy. Bathroom drawers were full of shampoo, soap, nail polish remover, etc. from prior guests so don't buy these things until you get there. Same for kitchen basics particularly rice :-). Building was quiet and there was no street noise. huge closets and many drawers. Washing machine is typical European size, holds about half a standard American load, but having it was wonderful after 10 days of travel before Barcelona. Would stay here again for sure. We mostly did not need the A/C but it functioned quickly the few times we turned it on.