This was a safe, simple, clean, efficient and affordable option for visiting Barcelona on my own. Please know there is no air conditioning and the room can be a little stuffy. Also you are staying in an apartment where you get a real taste of home life (and many of the neighbors are quite loud and have many children/ infants). In the evening it was sometimes quite loud. Being fluent in Spanish or Catalan is very helpful unless you want to communicate through google translate as the occupants do not speak much English. Overall, it was a pleasant experience.