If you want the best value and best location in Barcelona choose Plaça Olle 9. Very clean and comfortable. Also— two bathrooms!!
El Born is the place to be—- walking distance to the waterfront, the gothic quarter, La Rambla, the Boqueria market— it’s so well situated.
And Marta, the fact that it is next door to Cal Pep, the trendiest Tapas bar in the city is quite a selling point. Seriously, for the 10 days in this fabulous city I felt like I had a home away from home. Thank you, Marta!