Sebastian as a host is fantastic! He goes over and above what you expect from an AirBnB host. His apartment is very nicely decorated, modern and tasteful. Clean and very tidy. There is a lovely patio that is shared, but as Sebastian works during the day, you have most of the apartment and this patio to yourself. Sebastian will bend over backwards to help you out and make your stay a great experience, he even drove us to the airport to help us out!
The Sants neighbourhood, where the apartment is located, is very safe and very hip. Find Carrer d'Olzinelles just around the corner. This is a nice street full of life. It is so safe that at night there are elderly ladies walking together taking the air, and couples going out for dinner and meeting friends. There are two good restaurants on this street and half a dozen cafe/bars. One is a Peruvian restaurant and the other is an italian pizzeria, both have excellent food at reasonable prices.
Taking Carrer d'Olzinelles all the way north, takes you to Carrer de Sants, the Main Street here. Cross to the north side and walk east about 3-4 blocks to Carrer de Riego, turn left and follow the street to Plaça d'Osca. This Plaça is full of restaurants both in the square and down the streets that go out from it. The best is "la Mestressa", extremely friendly staff and great food. Reminded us of the very hip restaurants in Toronto around Kenington or Dundas and Ossington. Don't get me wrong though the food is 100% Catalan!
In the day you can walk along Carrer de Sants all the way to the Plaça d'Espanya. This is a great place to explore with the Magic fountains, beautiful parks and green spaces and the two (IMHO) best art gallery/museums in the whole city, Museu d'Art de Catalunya and the Caixaforum! Amazing places! If you want to go to a great museum with stunning artwork go to both these art museums!
If you want a clean, modern apartment in a great neighbourhood with lots of great places to eat and see within walking distance AND away from the hordes of tourists, this is the place for you.
And you will not find a better host than Sebastian. Gracias por todo amigo! The next time we are in Barcelona we will definitely stay here again!