We chose this flat because the reviews said it was such a good location for holidaying in Barcelona with children. We have three young boys (4,6 and 8) and found that this was definitely true. The area is bustling but very safe feeling. The walk to the beach was about 15 to 20 minutes with little ones and down a lovely tree lined street full of shops and restaurants. The flat is basically on av. Diagonal and 4 minutes down this street is a very big shopping centre with a big supermarket, lots of shops and restaurants. Bus and tram stops are just outside the flat and underground stop about 5 minute walk. A taxi rank is just around the corner. There is a folder with information about transport in the flat. It might have been good to have recommendations for nearby restaurants too.
The flat was very clean, lots of very clean towels and the bedding equally was spotless. The beds were very comfy with plenty of pillows.
One of the other reasons we choose the flat was because of how well equipped it was. We like to not take too much baggage and wash and dry as we go. We had problems with the dishwasher, hairdryer and tumble dryer. We told Jose who went to the flat within a few hours of us contacting him and resolved the problems with the dishwasher and hairdryer. The tumble dryer did not dry our clothes. Jose explained it was new and had been chosen as it worked in a safe and environmentally friendly way, using cool air, however even after drying a very small load of washing for 4 hours it still was not dry and I had to hang it around the flat to dry. There is an outside drying area with a washing line which would be perfect on a warm summer's day but it was a bit cold in early April for this to be a quick way to dry clothes. Jose said he was going to get a technician to check the machine so this problem may have been addressed already.
There were some very thoughtful touches like a bottle if fizz and cookies, coffee, tea, toilet rolls and dishwasher tablets provided.
Overall we found the flats location was excellent and would definitely recommend to anyone visiting Barcelona.