A couple blocks away from Sagrada Familia, this flat was modern with a good size kitchen, two nice bedrooms and an updated bath, just right for our family of four. Luxurious towels, better than we've had at other European places. Albert has a nice file available with information on places to eat, shop, visit. The flat had air conditioning which was necessary during the "heat wave", and a washer, helpful for us since we had been traveling for two weeks. The smaller room had a fan which was used often since the weather was hot. They were flexible for our arrival, having a nice young lady available to meet us "early". She was a great communicator. Another bonus for us was Apple TV. We were able to stream a movie to the TV from our iPad.
Not in a touristy neighborhood...seems like there were more locals around so it felt like we got a more authentic Barcelona experience. We are walkers so it wasn't a problem to walk to Placa de Catalunya, down La Rambla to the waterfront, around Gracia and Eixample and around the old city areas. We even walked from the neighborhood Sarria Sant Gervasi. We jumped on the Hop On Hop Off bus from La Sagrada Familia. There was a taxi cab stand right across the street from the flat...we never even took the subway.