We loved our stay at Aranxta and Ramon's apartment. The immediate neighbourhood was quiet and felt safe. The district of Gracia is a very close walk and we really loved this area. It's vibrant, friendly and has a village like feel with lots of interesting streets and plazas to explore day and night. It also felt very safe for a family with kids (11 and 14 years) and not touristy at all. The metro was a short walk and we could access everywhere we wanted to go using public transport. The apartment was accurately described and as other reviewers have noted, it's an older apartment but everything works well and was clean on arrival. It is spacious and filled with light. We were there in Winter and the weather was beautiful but the heating system worked well when we needed it. The only issue we had was getting in to the car park from the street because it is very tight (the street is narrow, driveway steep and has council rubbish bins taking up part of the street opposite driveway). The only way to get in to car park is by reversing down driveway from street which we found very difficult. Kindly, Ramon was there and offered to park the car for us which he did easily and we didn't need to use the car while we were there. It would get easier with practice. Aranxta and Ramon were easy to communicate with and very friendly both before and during our stay. They met us on arrival, were flexible with us about the meeting time as we were running late, made us feel very welcome, gave us helpful advice and answered all of our questions. We would recommend this apartment to others as a great option for a wonderful Barcelona experience.