The email preparations and actual arrival arrangements were well organized and worked out well. The apartment was clean, functional and the terrace was great at the 5th top floor, with northern views.
The neighborhood is lively, relatively simple, has only few beggars, and is convenient in between access points to the Fir congress hall and la Ramblas.
Barcelona in contrast to many other big cities (Paris for ex) provide restaurants that make their own food for reasonable prices, but the intensity of the tourism is taking some tool.