The location is very central, but not too close. Some other reviews have mentioned the noise, yes it is a very active street but you are in a big city and it can be very busy morning and night. This is not way a complaint it's just what people need to expect this, however the windows and balcony doors do shut out a lot of the noise. It's a very safe area with lots of nice cafe's and local shops to hand. Also the metro is very close by. The apartment itself is lovely, clean, welcoming with some very lovely décor details. The host was very friendly and welcoming and had some good advise for our visiting the local sights. This was our first Airbnb break and I would definitely use them again and I would to come back to the same apartment when I plan on visiting Barcelona again.