The apartment is located in a calm neighborhood and the neighbors seems to be friendly. There are good restaurants and supermarkets closeby (walking distance). Also there are well connected metro and bus stops (Sagrada Familia and Verdaguer) nearby that lets you go anywhere in the city without any problems. The apartment pretty much has all the basic stuff you need to get by for days (if you can do your laundry by hand). The balcony is the best thing with this place, we spent most of our time here to the amazing view stretching over the city, including Sagrada Familia and the high buildings covering parts of the beach horizon. Basically, I would recommend this place to a good friend.