Desirée is just about the best host imaginable :-).
She´s warm, happy, cheerful and more than helpful.
She always respected my privacy but always helped me when I needed any tipps or anything. She´s helped me with anything from recommendations for places to eat, to spanish homework :-).
The flat is really lovely and in a quite modern and quiet area, but still very central and close to two metro-lines.
There´s a huge shopping center (Glories), a pedestrian street (Rambla del Poble Nou) with lots of cafes, shops, atms, and anything that you might ever need just around the corner, too.
And it´s quite close to the beach which is really nice, too.
Overall I can´t recommend Desirée and her flat more than enough and I´m sure you won´t regret staying here.
Thanks for the great time and I hope to be back, whenever I might be in Barcelona again :-).