The location is perfect, as long as you are interested in walking around the city. We walked to many tourist locations from the apartment; La Rambla, Parc Güell, Sagrada Família, etc. There is also a metro station located close by along with many high end/designer stores.
There’s a lot of steps to get to the apartment as it’s on the top floor, with no elevator, this isn’t a big deal unless climbing a lot of stairs is an issue for you.
I’m pretty sure every night there was rubbish being collected on the street. This is very loud & noisy & takes place around midnight/early hours of the morning. We were always still awake when this happened, but if you are a light sleeper & like to be asleep before this time then it may impact you.
Check-in was smooth except for a few minor issues that were mostly technician issues on my side. We never met Alex in person. We were given the contact number of a gentleman to contact once we arrived at the airport but there was no answer whenever I called. Once we arrived at the Airbnb we were met by a kind lady, this was good as we actually arrived a couple hours after we had expected to arrive due to our flight being delayed. This lady messaged us under the pseudonym of Alex, so just to make you aware you may be speaking with one of his team instead of Alex himself when messaging.
The shower can run out of hot water quite fast, there was only two of us and often one would have to wait a while for the water to heat up again after the first one showered. Just be aware everyone in your party should take short showers or maybe at different times of the day when the water heats up again, especially if you have more than 2 in your party.
None of these are major issues at all, just things you may want to be aware of before you arrive.
Also, I would suggest the metro to get from the airport to the Airbnb, it’s pretty cheap & easy as there is a metro from the airport & a metro station just down the street from the Airbnb.
Overall I would definitely recommend staying here, especially if you are a tourist & you like to walk & experience the city!