The view is extraordinary and the metro is just outside the door, but you do need to take the metro a couple of stops to get to the heart of Barcelona. It's fast and efficient so this was fine for us. If you love Gaudi you will devour this view - seeing new things in Sagrada Familia each time you look out the windows. A lot of stairs up to the apartment though there is a one person lift. Beds quite hard but good space in the apartment & the hosts were extremely helpful & responsive with advice. They also organised lovely taxi driver Harry who brought us from airport to door. Shower is smaller than usual but not an issue for us at all. Plenty of shops and restaurants nearby.