Great location close to Placa Espanya and in between two Metro stations. If coming from the airport, take bus #46 (or the Aerobus if you want to pay more) as they both stop at Placa Espanya. Lots of fruit & vege shops around and good places to eat. Not in a touristy neighbourhood but still close by to the Magic Fountain, the National Art Museum and Montjuic hill. We felt safe walking around the neighbourhood at night. As mentioned in other reviews, the apartment itself is in an older building up 5 levels of stairs (1 flight up to the Principal floor then 4 more levels) which are quite narrow. We felt fitter towards the end of our stay! The room is airy, spacious and clean, the kitchen small but equipped and Montse was so kind to offer the use of her washing machine. We had a great stay in Barcelona with her and Palomita the fat cat!