5* airbnb experience.
Apartment: spacious, stylish, clean, well equipped and very comfortable (bed and huge sofa ). Surprisingly quiet and the south facing terrace was the icing on the cake. Try not to feel smug when you're sat on the balcony with a glass of chilled cava looking down on the inferior terraces of the pricey suites at the neighbouring boutique hotel.
Location: central old town but on a quiet street in what felt like a local, cool area. Mercat de l'Olivar food market and Veritas, an organic supermarket, are less than 5 minutes away. The breakfast pastries in the organic supermarket were the best we tasted. We also made the 15 minutes walk to the San Juan Gastronomic market. A food hall with a huge variety of incredible food stalls and a great atmosphere - a must.
Host: very accommodating re early check in. We met Alvaro - all his recommendations were excellent, frequented largely by locals and very reasonable - most welcome with sterling dropping like a stone.
If we had to single out one, Rose Velvet round the corner do amazing breakfasts and coffee.
Can't recommend Carlota's apartment enough.