The apartment is perfectly located in the El Born area of Barcelona by Santa Maria Del Mar, a wonderful basilica surrounded by great local restaurants, shops, bars, and cafes. It is the perfect setting for either a short or long stay. We stayed for a month and found the apartment both spacious and cozy with plenty of amenities to meet virtually any need. The apartment is clean, thoughtfully laid out, nicely updated while retaining great character, and spacious with a high, beamed ceiling. The washer/dryer and dish washer were very convenient and helpful. The two bathrooms made getting started in the morning easier for us as a couple and when our daughter and her boyfriend visited for a week. The owner and rep were very responsive and helpful whenever questions or requests were made. Barcelona is a beautiful city with extremely friendly people, wonderful cafes and restaurants, and unique local shops with locally made ceramics, clothing, food, wines, etc. And the apartment is conveniently located close to all of them as well as museums, churches, parks, and the waterfront areas. There is some noise, particularly on weekend evenings, but it is a fair trade off for the convenient location and great layout of the apartment. We would be very happy to return to the apartment for a future stay. Our stay surpassed our expectations across the board.