This was our first visit to Barcelona and we were fortunate to find both, these accommodations and a wonderful host in Virginia.

This apartment is located in a great neighborhood: next door to a Holmes Place fitness center, and a short walk to the Barcelona Apple store and Emporium Armani. I mention these iconic establishments as an indicator of the safety and upscale profile of the neighborhood. Nearby you’ll find Metro stations, bus stops, markets, restaurants, and coffee and bread shops. Plaça de Catalunya and Las Ramblas are within a 10-minute walk.

The apartment is as pictured -- clean, well appointed and very functional. The kitchen and washer/dryer saved us lots of time and money. And a hidden gem of this apartment is the view, which it offers of the rear façade of Casa Calvet, from the living room windows.

Lastly, I cannot bestow enough praise upon our host Virginia. She was easily available by email and phone. She provided numerous suggestions for restaurants, shopping and site seeing. She suggest a Metro ride to Arenas de Barcelona for value shopping for my wife and fourteen-year old daughters. She even fulfilled my wife’s request for more pillows – bought new. And Virginia really displayed Catalan hospitality by giving us a nice bottle of locally produced wine.

We plan to return to Barcelona and will again contact Virginia to secure accommodations.