Vanessa's place had everything to be fair! she was really nice and friendly and gave lots of great recommendations which I tried and they didn't disappoint. the area is great, it's quite a hip / cool barrio with great bars and restaurants and super close to the beach. really really to get into the centre.... for me I'd much rather try an area outside of the touristy stuff (which you can still do anyway of course), so it was cool to explore an area of Barcelona I'd never visited before. Danke Vanessa!