My first time to Barcelona so I was not certain where to stay. I prefer staying in a neighborhood away from the busy areas of a city so Eixample was perfect. The metro was literally steps away and the system is entirely efficient, predictable and inexpensive. Lots of restaurants, cafes and shopping marts for food super close to apartment so you spend most of your time doing what you want. The place was clean and relatively quiet. There is a dog park across the street, so you will hear barking here and there, but park is closed during sleeping hours. No issue there. There is a laundry room in the apartment, so it allowed us to easily transition from Portugal to Spain allowing us to pack less clothing since we could use washing machine. We really enjoyed our stay and totally recommend it. With 3 bedrooms, our group of 5 was perfectly comfortable.