We loved our stay over New Year at the Segrada Família apartment. It is well located with regard to the church and the Metro. It was lovely to see the Segrada towers out the apartment windows and from the balcony and watch how the appearance of the stone walls changed at different times of the day. It was easy to see in winter as the trees had no leaves on them. There is a great supermarket round the corner, and Piccarre cafe downstairs does good basic food, especially if you want something easy after a long flight. The area was safe, and relatively quiet for a big city. There are lots of small specialist food shops in the streets to the north of the church.
The apartment is very clean, well equipped and well presented. It is only one flight of stairs up from the ground, so easy to get the luggage up. The beds are comfortable, and for our family of three teenagers it was great to have the little bunk room, so no one had to share the fold out couch! It has a lovely sitting area with lots of natural light. Our kids enjoyed sitting on the small balcony writing their travel journals. Hans was a great host: he replied promptly to our booking enquiry; was quick to respond to any questions we had during our stay & had lots of tips for places to eat nearby.
We would highly recommend this as a place to stay in Barcelona.