Location, Location, Location. The Gothic neighborhood is the best base for a stay in Barcelona as it is has history around every corner. It is also an easy Metro or Taxi trip to the surrounding neighborhoods or train station. Xavier's apartment is spacious- although it is on the top floor - there is a small elevator to assist with your luggage. The apartment has everything you need for your stay- washing machine, kitchen, TV. We chose the apartment because my boys like having their own room which was perfect. Xavier gave us a personal review of the apartment and he is very easy to work with if you have any issues. It does get a bit noisy since the gothic area is also the "young tourist" party area with lots of bars and nightclubs so if you a light sleeper you may want to bring ear plugs but I didn't have any issues after the first night since you are usually tired after sightseeing. There is a small shop across from the apartment which is great for morning coffee and croissants and a restaurant for tapas right next door that seemed very popular (we didn't find the time to go there due to not wanting to wait ).