The best thing about this apartment is that it is very quiet at night. We were there during the revelries of St Joan when the whole of Barcelona comes out into the streets at night for drinking and fireworks, and I was not disturbed by it when I finally went to bed. The worst thing is that Betina speaks very little English and it was impossible to explain to her on the phone that we were arriving late but on our way. We had to ask a Barcelonian to talk to her for us. However, she is sweet and when we arrived very late in the evening she met us at the apartment and took us for a quick tour of the neighbourhood which was nice. The apartment is very small but we didn't mind that.There are no windows, just the fresh air from the tiny enclosed and covered patio. The wifi costs extra and is very very slow. She did not have a blanket for one of the 2 beds (she brought a small one when we asked for it.) We were three people and the apartment is really set up for two with only two forks, knives and spoons and two chairs. Again, she supplied more when we asked. It is not very well equipped for cooking, but with so many places to eat out, that wasn't a problem for us.
We really enjoyed staying in Gracia which has lots of great little shops and cafes and not so many tourists as downtown. For those with a good sense of direction, it is easy to get to the metro but it took me a few times to get it right.