We rented this apartment for two couples on a six day holiday in Barcelona. It was everything we could have asked for and then some. Victor was there to meet us coming in from the airport and answered all our questions. He provided two keys, welcoming fruit and a bottle of wine. The apartment was particularly well laid out for our purposes with two bedrooms at either end of a very large public area. The kitchen is well stocked should you want to cook, but we dined out mostly. The Rambla that this apartment sits in is not THE Rambla that is heavily touristed but rather a livable neighborhood with many local restaurants and shops. Eating can be as easy as walking downstairs, strolling along the street and picking a likely looking cafe. Victor recommended two special neighborhood restaurants (Recasens and Els Pescador) which we enjoyed very much. For touring it would be easy to catch tram or metro but we chose taxis since for the four of us it was just about the same price. Taxis were easy to find and whisked us to the areas we wanted to visit on a given day. The apartment has Wi-Fi and TV and decent sound insulation from neighboring apartments. Victor was really helpful and accommodating with every question and request. We have stayed in quite a few VRBO settings, but this was one of the best. Our co-renters added the following commentary.
I want to send an extra note of gratitude and a reinforcement of all the positives already mentioned. Living in this apartment (which can be rented with two or three bedrooms) is living in a Barcelona neighborhood. This provides ease, insight and experience usually unavailable in hotels. If you're up early, you see moms chatting on benches in the plaza, waiting for school to open for their well-behaved, cheery children. You can pick up good bread and cheese at a corner market and "come home" for breakfast. If you need a break from touring during the day, the taxi ride from points of interest is short. If you're up late, you can walk a block and choose your favorite spot for tapas and beer -- on the plaza, in the moonlight. Provided you make a reservation in advance, you'll be welcomed in the excellent restaurants Victor recommends. By the second day of vacation, you truly feel the sense of "coming home" at day's end. Take your shoes off, sit in the colorful living room, reread the maps, and plot the next day's adventure.