This is a fantastic apartment close to just about everything you could hope to see and do in Barcelona. Our family of five had more than enough room, plus the luxury of 2 bathrooms (!) and a lift to save our tired legs from stairs at night. There is plenty of food and shops at the doorstep (we particularly loved Break BCN around the corner for breakfast), and a full kitchen- especially useful for teenaged kids that are not eager to bounce out of the door first thing in the morning. The Gothic Quarter and La Rambla are, at most, a 10 minutes' walk, and the metro stop is also really close for those sights that are farther away like the Sagrada Familia and Park Guell. There is some road noise, but you are in the city so its nothing more than could be expected. We had a wonderful stay!