Thia is a very good place to rent for a trip to barcelona if you would like to be close to the metro and therefore a link to the city. However because of that going out is usually quite a hassle and if you are only in barcelona for the night life in la barcelonetta it may be more wise to go with a hotel closer to the area. As for my stay personally I ended up loving the area as there are many nice small restaurants to eat at, my favorite one being Bristol. I had gone there for breakfast every day I was in barcelona!