The building is a lovely old, grand building with a small number of apartments and a nice little elevator in a very nice neighborhood. The apartment was quite spacious and super clean. The amount of closet space, drawers and available hangers was a big plus. Lots of books for travel reference and a big binder with local tips in it. Having a second half bath is a super plus when you are traveling with multiple people. In the neat kitchen there was a washing machine available and a clothesline also. The living room and the master bedroom both have a nice big double doors that open onto tiny little balconies overlooking the quiet, clean street, with a far away view to the mountains at one end. We would highly recommend this very central apartment for friends or small families. Just a six minute walk to the metro, ten minute walk to Sagrada Familia.
I also highly recommend using the app MyTaxi for quickly and easily getting a taxi to anywhere in the city for a reasonable price. A driver that we used for one trip offered a prescheduled ride to the airport we did take him up on it and it was great to have that stress taken off our plate.