The apartment is located in the Gracia district, and reachable by bus or by metro. But we chose to walk instead from Placa de Catalunya north on the Passeig de Gracia boulevard, past the "La manzana de la discordia" and "La Pedrera" modernist attractions. The grand boulevard narrows itself into the smaller Carrer Gran de Gracia street just near Casa Fuster (another "modernisme" building now a hotel) and starts tilting a bit upwards, in a gentle climb towards the upcoming hill in the distance towards Tibidabo. Gone are the open spaces of the big avenue, replaced by a more intimate, ascending one way street, packed with small shops, cafes, green-groceries, baguette bakeries, pizzerias, restaurants and even ice cream parlors. And somewhere between all that, there's the apartment building with a quite discreet street presence.
As I said, the apartment is very well connected to public transport, there's a bus station just outside in the street, and literary a two minutes walk to the Gracia metro station. In fact, if you cross the street from the station you can actually see the apartment's balcony from there. There's a small park just near the building with wooden benches where you can finish your ice cream, which you presumably bought from the place across the station. If you go past the station and go left just after it, there's a small pedestrian street with trees and benches, verdulerias, some small restaurants, from which I can recommend the pasta place, and maybe Micaela's pizzeria.
The apartment itself is rather on the small side, but perfect for two people in my opinion. More than that will feel a bit crowded. If you don't mind that, the apartment can host up to four people I think, and has all the modern necessities like washing machine, a fully equipped kitchen including a microwave, a small dresser, two hairdryers, and a rather comfy bathroom with an actual bath, supplied with all you need, including towels and shower gels.
A few words about the host. As we arrived on an early flight she offered to have someone wait for us at the apartment although normally the check in is after three PM. She also offered us a bottle of wine on arrival (sorry we didn't drink it Tania, we're not much of a wine drinkers honestly), and advice on the sights around the neighborhood and the city. As we were in town for the MotoGp event, she also sorted us out on how to get to the circuit. All and all, she was discreet enough not to get in the way, but present enough to be of help. Which I for one, have appreciated.