We just returned from a week in Barcelona and could not be happier with our stay! The apartment is absolutely fantastic and I don't hesitate a second to recommend it to anyone else looking to spend time in the city. Here are a couple of highlights. First, Claudio, the host, was extremely responsive to all of my questions prior to arriving, made us feel at home when we arrived in the city by orienting us to the location and provided us with wonderful suggestions, and helped out with various requests during our trip. Second, the apartment is clean, has updated furnishings, and is on a nice quiet street that allowed us to get rest after very long days of touring the city and enjoying the nightlife. Third, the apartment is central to all of the locations - within a 10 minute walk of the Gothic Quarter, 15 minutes to Las Rambles, and a quick cab ride to everywhere else. However, we rarely needed to use cabs as we tended to walk everywhere. We felt safe at all hours of the day and night and there are plenty of good places to eat too.