We stayed at Oscar and Susana’s place with our two kids, 10 and 7, for a week.
It was a perfect base, just a 2 minute walk from Parallel metro station, a great station to be near and has a funicular up Mont Juic (although this is closed for renovations at the moment) and 1 minute from the bus stop which took us straight to Barcoleneta Beach and Port Olympic in 20 minutes (every 10 mins and can use the metro tickets).
The apartment was clean with plenty of useful things supplied like some basic groceries and a beach blanket. There were two small baronies, the rear one with a small table and clothes lines. Our kids enjoyed looking out from them and they were safe, however be aware there are a couple of small areas that can’t be seen from inside the apartment which might be a consideration with young kids.
Oscar was really helpful on arrival, meeting us late in the evening after our flight, and recommended some great places to eat nearby. They were also very responsive during our stay to a couple of requests we had.
There are plenty of great bars and restaurants very close by especially on Carrer de Blai. It’s quite a lively area, but we only heard any noise at all at the weekend, and even then it was pretty minimal.
Overall a fantastic apartment and location for a brilliant trip to Barcelona. We would all recommend Oscar and Susanna’s apartment and would love to stay again.