My friend and I spent two nights at Carlos and Reyes' apartment in El Raval and we had a very nice stay. The location of the apartment in El Raval is wonderfully convenient. It is only a block from the metro and is walking distance from La Rambla, great restaurants, shops, and places to hang out in the evening. We only met Reyes and their adorable son Mauro briefly because they went out of town while we were there, but they were very kind and hospitable. Carlos always wanted to make sure we were comfortable and that we had everything we needed and went above and beyond to help us. He gave great suggestions for restaurants and places to visit and helped us find our way around. The apartment is very quaint and nicely decorated. Carlos explained that he has recently put a lot of work into the place to make it his dream apartment, so now we get to enjoy it too. The room itself is pretty tiny, but we really only needed a place to lay our heads so it worked just fine for us. It was a little noisy since the apartment is located in a bustling part of town, but that's city life. Carlos was a wonderful host - he served breakfast every morning and was flexible with our schedule of sleeping in late every day. I would definitely recommend Carlos and Reyes' apartment as a great place to stay in Barcelona!