The apartment -- We had a wonderful time staying at Phil and Fiona's place in Barcelona. It is exactly what is shown in the profile. We were 3 friends traveling together and we loved that we could each have our own room at night. The apartment had nice, new hardwood floors and was immaculate and furnished with all of the amenities we needed -- towels, hairdryer, coffee / tea, dishwasher (as well as many other kitchen supplies that one would need for cooking), washing machine with detergent, wireless that worked great. It seems like a new building in a clean, high end, central neighborhood. There is a very efficient lift in the building which is useful as the apartment is on a higher floor -- which is great as you can sit on the balcony and enjoy an amazing view looking to the neighborhoods and hills to the north (including Sagrat Cor Tibiado at the cities highest point which is lit up after sundown) . This was definitely a great benefit and was the first and last view we had of our stay in Barcelona -- it was very memorable. The unit has A/C, but we never used it as keeping the windows and balcony door opened you got a lovely breeze. It was never too hot, but we definitely appreciated the possibility of A/C had we needed it.

The neighborhood -- Fiona's unit is located about 5 blocks from Passeig de Gracia station which is such a great location for the airport as well as our little day trip to Sitges. The location relieved us of having to trek around the city to train stations to get to places other than the city center (we are from NYC and are used to trekking to train stations -- and the location of this apartment is like being 4 blocks from Grand Central Station, in a much cleaner, quieter and much more pleasant form!). For most of our stay we walked everywhere -- Sagrada Familia is a few blocks away, and if you head the other direction you can walk within approx 20 minutes or less (depending on where you are going) to shopping, Las Ramblas, and the Born and Gothic neighborhoods. The unit is also very close to Girona subway, which we took south to one of the smaller, less crowded beaches.

Our hosts -- It was lovely to meet Fiona and she gave us a tour of the unit as well as great information (including maps) about the neighborhood we were in and some of their favorite spots for dinner and coffee. Since before I booked the apartment to after we checked out, Fiona was available quickly via email with answers to all of our questions and everything worked out as smooth as possible. We had an earlier flight out on our last day and check out was very simple. Fiona, we all really enjoyed meeting you and thank you for your tips, promptness and wonderful unit! (We stayed in hotels for the rest of our trip and for 3 friends vs. family, we were by far the most comfortable and relaxed in your place).

We would stay here again -- this was my first Air BnB experience and it was awesome!