The apartment is very modern and plenty of room for our family of four. Tons of shops, grocery stores and restaurants nearby. A typical Barcelona city neighborhood which was fun. Right next to Sagrada Familia, but a half hour walk to everything else. Make sure you visit St. Pau Hospital nearby, great Art Nouveau buildings, really beautiful. Very busy/noisy street, balcony overlooks daycare center. Great kitchen and clothes washer and drier. Maria is an excellent host and communication is very responsive. It was fun to experience the typical city neighborhood, but I think it was just a bit overpriced in my opinion. There is parking nearby and I rented from Europcar which has a small office in a car park about 10 min. walk to drive up the Costa Brava beaches. So over all a great apartment, but location makes it a tad bit on the pricey side.