Marcos was more than accommodating when we stayed at his place for almost 2 weeks. He was on time to meet us, gave us a nice tour of the apartment, building and things we would find useful around the neighborhood. He was also nice enough to contact us a couple of times throughout the stay to make sure everything was ok.

The apartment is in a great location if you want to experience the non touristy side of Barcelona, but still have easy access to the metro, which was only a few blocks away. There are bakeries, cafes, restaurants and markets in all directions and in great numbers. So you definitely won't run out of local places to try. The neighborhood felt very safe, even when coming back around 2am.

The apartment in real life is pretty much what you see in the pictures. It is very nicely appointed and everything is clean. The kitchen has pretty much everything you'd need and there is a washing machine in the apartment. It was a nice, comfortable and quiet place to stay. We will definitely stay here when we visit Barcelona again.