This was a wonderful apartment, 1/2 block from the Familia Sagrada. We enjoyed seeing it each time we walked out our front door. The location was fabulous. A park right across from the front door. Numerous cafe's & Tapas restaurants just a quick walk down the street. Grocery stores, for wine, cheese, bread & fruit also within a 2 block walk. We were fortunate enough to enjoy wonderful weather & ate outside every day.
With 4 women, we turned the living room sofa into the 4th bed. Still plenty of room to sit at the table for conversations & morning coffee or evening wine & cheese.
With 4 of us, we found that the taxi was a very reasonable way to get around when going to other parts of the city - the old gothic area, the train station etc. So we never used the Metro, though that was also an easy walk from the apartment. The taxi's were always available at the corner.
The hosts were great, very helpful & the basket of goodies & wine was a great touch to welcome us after a long day of travel. They answered all our questions, which were many & offered a lot of wonderful suggestions and tips about the area. The wifi went down on day 2. They said this was a frequent thing. Because of this we had trouble connecting with them to let them know. I finally asked a shop owner to call the contact number & our hosts came over w/ a portable box the next morning & we were up & running again.
Everything was very clean. Had some trouble adjusting the water temperature in the shower & the bathroom sink drain was slow, but only two issue we had.
The elevator was so much appreciated & there is even a ramp on the main level next to the 3 steps. Very nice to roll the suitcases up rather than up those entry steps.
I'd give a high recommendation & will encourage any of my friends heading for Barcelona to check out the availability.