Our stay with Ariel made Barcelona extra special. He was waiting for us outside his building to greet us. (We had only given him an approx. time of arrival) Ariel is warm, friendly and the perfect host. His concern about your comfort is genuine.
The space is clean... it's also cleaned every day. The beds are made to perfection.
The bedroom has just enough space to move around..the larger for us and smaller one for our son. Both have windows that open to a narrow long balcony, in which there are some comfortable chairs.
Ariel's breakfasts are sumptuous..ham and eggs and fruit and coffee and croissants and fresh vegetables and cheese and jams and freshly squeezed orange juice!
Every morning he helped us plan our day with very valuable suggestions and he gave us perfect directions with details on which metro/bus to catch. If the entrance to the metro was complicated, he would walk with us and drop us off at the right entrance...really went out of his way to make our stay enjoyable.
As a special treat for staying all week Ariel and a friend took us for a lovely drive to a hill top cathedral. That was the icing on the cake.
To add to his hospitality, his flat is centrally located and five minutes walk from a multitude of eateries, two metro stations, the bus stop and a supermarket.
In fact, this is more like a wonderful home stay.
Thanks much Ariel.