Enric is a wonderful kind and very helpful host - he makes every effort to make you feel welcome and make sure that everything is going well. The apartment is super clean, simple in decor but with everything you could possibly need - the washing machine is excellent too, supplies are sufficient - some tea, spices, laundry soap and even a bottle of wine as a welcoming gesture - much appreciated! The traffic noise level, for me, was an issue as I found it much too intrusive as I wished for a ‘quieter’ place to work in the mornings or just to relax during the day etc. On the other hand the sidestreet ambiance with an occasional dog bark, the clanging on the gas cannister’ salesman to advertise his presence were all welcoming sounds. I lucked out that there was a 4 day holiday weekend during part of my stay pretty much eliminating excessive traffic noise for most of my stay. The apartment is centrally located to the Sagrada Familia, Parc Guell and the Gracia neighbourhood, where a local friend took me to some real fine, off the tourist track, terrasse restaurants. Well worth venturing into this area. On the street Taxdirt (great name!) there is a wonderful bakery and a coffee roaster as well. Grocery stores are within walking distance - It was a great stay and I loved Barcelona!