Location, location, location! This was our first trip to Barcelona. I suspect if we staying somewhere else we might not have even liked it, but we are in love with Barcelona. This was the right neighborhood for us. The place was clean. The view was nice. The beds were comfy. A few days before your arrival they send an entire downloadable information packet with details on the rental, tours you can take, etc. We would have missed out on a flamenco show without it because when I tried to book directly on the flamenco website, I continually got an error, but booking through Damien's vendor, we had no problems.