We stayed at Juan’s place just after New Year’s and had a great time. The apartment is bigger than the pictures seems with high ceilings. It’s right in the middle of things so very easy to get to the beach or to Las Ramblas, the Cathedral, we even walked up to Park Guell. Avinyo has its bars so can imagine it can be busier in high season but it’s not as busy as some other streets. Juan was great, very communicative and check in/check out couldn’t have been easier.