Marta's apartment is in an ideal location in the beautiful, residential district of L'Eixample. It is one block from La Pedrera and Passeig de Gracia and about 4 blocks from La Sagrada Familia--so, close enough but not so close that the sidewalk out front is choked with tourists. The very best part about the location is that it is directly across the street from the most incredible bakery, Hotel Praktik Baluard Bakery (Google it--you'll see what all the fuss is about). We spent every morning there eating the most incredible pastries, drinking "cortos" and planning the day's adventures.
As a host, Marta was fantastic--always wrote back immediately whenever I had a question or a problem. She even arranged (and then re-arranged) a wheelchair taxi to pick me up at the airport. Most importantly, Marta's apartment is very good for wheelchair users. All of the door openings are sufficiently wide (old fashioned double doors). The shower fairly was accessible for me but I've given Marta some suggestions to make it even easier for someone with limited mobility to use it. The bathroom is more than large enough to turn a wheelchair around. The only possible complication would be with the elevator if someone had a very large or very wide wheelchair. Mine just barely fit in the lift (it's 27 in. wide), but it did indeed fit.
The apartment definitely looks just like the photos, though the photos make it look a bit bigger than it really is (don't they always?). Still, we were four people staying there with plenty of space for our needs. The little balcony is especially nice. If you have the windows open, the front bedroom with the Buddah picture can get pretty noisy at night and in the early morning when the garbage truck comes. The back bedroom is much quieter. The place is really clean, modern, and nicely decorated. The beds aren't super comfortable because the mattresses are quite thin but that really didn't bother us too much. The WiFi didn't work when we first arrived but worked just fine by the next morning--could have totally been our error.
You can't beat this listing for location and accessibility! Thanks so much for everything, Marta!