The location is really quite good. It's not in the most 'romantic' part of the old town, but that's more of its charm, really. It's in a working neighborhood, a block from a major park system, a couple of blocks from Las Rambla, the Marina, the World's Fair Grounds of 1929, the Gothic Quarter, etc.
There are TWO modern elevators, which you will totally appreciate. Iberian steps seem steeper, somehow. :D
Around the block, on a quiet side street, is La Porca, a 'sandwich shop' that makes some of the best pork sandwiches I've ever had.
The neighborhood was mostly quiet at night, although you could hear music when on the patios, distantly. The kitchen​ was practically new.