Great place to stay. Despite being close to the Sagrada Familia, it was not very touristy. Personally we used 'cabify' (the Spanish version of uber) to get to and from the airport. Then 'donkey republic' to rent bikes. It literally only took 20 minutes, if that, to get to the beach. The metro was easy to use, would definitely recommend buying a ticket which allows you 10 trips. Means you don't have a time limit on using the pass and can switch between bikes and the metro easily. In terms of the actual apartment it was beautiful and the neighbours were friendly. We cooked most of our own meals to save on cash and there are many supermarkets that sell fresh eggs, fruit, veg etc. My Spanish/Catalonian is next to none, so don't be nervous if you are not fluent because everyone is very helpful, Alfonso the man who will greet you especially. Enjoy guys!