The apartment was in a very good location with La Rambla and the gothic quarter within half an hour's walk away. There were also very good restaurants, cafes, patisseries and bars very close to the apartment. I would recommend MonDore restaurant for some really good quality and reasonably priced tapas within 5 minutes walk of the apartment.

The bedroom is toward the back of the apartment so is fairly sheltered from noise on the street. I'm a very light sleeper though so ended up using ear plugs nonetheless.

We visited La Sagrada Familia and I would definitely recommend the guided tour if you do go; it was only a couple of euros more than the audio-guide but it was far more engaging. We bought our tickets online beforehand. Unfortunately we didn't do the same for Park Guell and ended up not getting in.