Laura's place is like student halls (but really clean!) she rents 3 rooms and lives in the other one. It's very quiet, its on the 7th floor but the apartment block has a lift and has a well equipt kitchen which you can use. It Is located on a busy street which runs straight down to the Somorrostro end of the beach. It takes 25 min to walk to the near end of the beach, 45-50 min to walk to Barceloneta beach, 10 min to walk to either Metro station and 30 min to walk to the Gothic Quarter. I felt safe walking back to the flat after dark. This is a good place to stay for solo travellers who want peace and quiet.