Our stay at Toni'sapartment was great! The apartment itself was very nice - open plan kitchen and living room, two comfortable bedrooms, and two full bathrooms - both with walkin showers. The apartment also had a small balcony in front off the living room, and another larger one off the back master bedroom. All linens and towels were good quality, and it was well equipped with cooking and serving equipment and cleaning supplies.
The apartment is located in a quiet residential area of the city, only a 25min walk from the Gothic quarter. A metro stop is 5min away to easily access the city as well. next door is a nice bakery, across the street a small gourmet food shop, and around the corner a grocery store. A good pizzeria (Vesuvius) was near by, and a 15 min walk to the El Poble Sec area on Carrer de Blai were some great tapas restaurants, including one of our favourite - Quimet i Quemet.
Lastly, Toni is very helpful, accessible and welcoming...he found a parking garage for us near the apartment and negotiated a weekly rate, met us on the street on arrival, and with his friend (Angel), and helped us with our bags from the garage to the apartment and made sure we knew its workings and the lay of the land. He also stocked the fridge with some nice basics to get us going.
If you want a place away from the tourist hoards and noise, this was a wonderful base and would recommend it to others.