It was a good stay. The apartment is about 10 minutes walking uphill from the metro Lesseps, on a quiet street, with little car or tourist traffic. There's a cathedral opposite the window. In the apartment lives a very friendly cat that is happy to communicate with you, but it's not intrusive. We had several pleasant meals together with Donato, and he always gives you an advice if you need anything in the city.

During my previous travels, I always stayed @ Urgell/Universitat area which is more central, and was worried that Lesseps may be far. Actually it wasnt!

I found out that the best way to go to the center is to take a very pleasant walk downhill (from Lesseps through Fontana to Diagonal), and then continue to the left for Barceloneta, or straight ahead for Cataluña, or to the right for Urgell/StAntoni. The walk is truly worth it, and if you stay several days, you can go various rutes. Also, the metro line takes you directly to the beach.

To return, you take a L4 metro (Green), or - in the night - the night bus N4 (my favorite), never crowded. The journey is about 15 minutes from Cataluña.

I think it's a pleasant area to stay in BCN.