We stayed at Claude's place and a hotel within the Gothic district. We loved Claude's place immensely better than our hotel. The location is great (near the beach, 45 min walk to Sagrada Familia) and offers more of a neighborhood (less touristy) feel. FYI, most people in the neighborhood do not speak English like near the Gothic area. We would stay here over any other location in the city next time we visit Barcelona! Pobleneau had many street fests going on (in September) and most of the nearby restaurants are very affordable compared to other parts of the city.