Our family of four with two children ages 8 and 11 enjoyed our stay in Marina View. It was close to the beach and to the exciting areas of Barcelona that we wanted to visit. It was easy to get Taxis and buses from the main street on which the apartment was located. We made the mistake of travelling with a lot of luggage, thankfully there was a lift in the building as the apartment was on the upper floors. We arrived in the middle of a heat wave and thankfully the apartment had working air conditioning. The apartment is compact. The kitchen is stocked for making coffee or tea in the morning, but not for serious cooking. There is a clothes washer, but clothes need to be dried on a clothesline which hangs off the balcony. There is no dishwasher.
Carlos was very helpful when we arrived with our excessive luggage and needed to park our rental car in front in a no parking zone to unload it. Carlos' English skills were much better than our Spanish skills and he was a great host pointing us to a great place to eat when we told him we were searching for great Paella.