Our stay involved 2 couples staying at Sha & Lydia's apartment. We were warmly greeted on our arrival and had an opportunity to ask questions on how things worked and the apartment quickly became our home. The apartment functioned well for 2 couples with the bedrooms and two full bathrooms. The location in Poblenou area was great as it provides you with the opportunity to experience the culture of the area with easy access to the sites of Barcelona - with restaurants, a market, bakery, wine shop, etc - all within a short stroll. Most evenings we enjoyed preparing our own dinners at the apartment after busy days of touring Barcelona. The market and local shops provided everything we needed to prepare and experience the food and flavours of Catalonia and the kitchen had everything we needed to prepare the meals. We enjoyed walks along the beach which is just a 5 minute walk away. Since there were 4 of us we used taxis for most transportation and had no trouble getting a taxi at the taxi stand 2 blocks away. Our visits were primarily to Gaudi sites, art museums and Las Ramblas - all within a 15 minute taxi ride. We'd highly recommend Sha & Lydia's apartment!