This is a great place if you want to be fairly close to everything, with really easy access to public transportation and about a 15-20 minute walk to either the Gothic area or the beach. The apartment is cosy, very clean and well maintained and outfitted. Wifi worked well and having a dryer as well as a washer was a great bonus! Certainly comfortable for 4-5 people - the pictures are an accurate reflection. There was some noise from outside at night, but not at all bad, considering we were in downtown Barcelona. Alex was very helpful and left good instructions - check in and out was made very easy. We felt very lucky to find a great base like Alex's for exploring Barcelona!