The Passeig de Gràcia apartments are seven apartments all located in the same building, owned by the same person. Manel has four "suite apartments" that are basically identical, as well as three other slightly different apartments, the Passeig de Gràcia Residence, the Passeig de Gràcia Terrace, and the Passeig de Gràcia Penthouse.

The Penthouse is located on the top (sixth) floor. It's 75 square meters with a 50-square-meter private terrace. There's 1 bedroom with 2 single beds. There's also another sleeping area with double bed joined to the living room/kitchen area in an L shape; the bedroom is behind a nook so it's separated from the rest of the area, but it's not completely closed off with a door or curtain for privacy, so it's not exactly a separate bedroom.

The whole apartment is beautifully renovated with parquet flooring and brand-new bathrooms and kitchen -- so it both IS and LOOKS sparkling clean! The apartment is furnished and decorated in a tasteful, modern 'minimalist' style. It's very cheerful, pleasant, and bright, with lots of sunny yellow accents.

The apartment is equipped with pretty much all the modern amenities you could think of to make your stay comfortable: air-conditioning, WiFi, double-glazed windows (so it stays quiet inside), flatscreen TV (one in the living room and one in the bedroom, both with satellite channels), CD player, mini-safe, iron, and hair dryer. The private terrace includes access to a laundry area complete with washing machine. Even the kitchen is decked out with everything you could need to make basic meals, like microwave, toaster, electric kettle, American coffee machine, and a dishwasher. For families traveling with small children, the owner also offers the use of a crib and a highchair for free (upon request).

The building, which is rather small, has Manel's seven "Passeig de Gràcia" vacation apartments, as well as a few other apartments that are still residential. Manel's office, where he works all day handling reservations and managing the apartments, is on the first floor of the building, which has a beautiful, fairy tale-like Modernist façade.

It's located right on the Passeig de Gràcia, one of Barcelona's most important streets, close to Gaudí's famous Casa Milà (locally called 'La Pedrera', which means 'the stone quarry'), a UNESCO World Heritage site -- a trip up to walk around the maze-like rooftop and see the 'stone warriors' up close is a must (it will remind you of an MC Escher painting)! It's also close to the metro (just 2 blocks from the Diagonal stop), making it very easy to get around the rest of the city from there.