This apartment was amazing for our weeklong stay in Barcelona. The property manager was gracious in meeting us after our flight was severly delayed. It is on a quiet street and doesn't have the feeling of being a tourist area. The restaurants are two blocks away and amazing. There is a bank close by, a small store next door, and a larger supermarket just a few blocks away. We used the tram, bus, and metro while we were there and everythign was easily accessed from this location. The hardest thing to get used to was that the switches were upside down from the USA.
Even checking out was easy to coordinate. If we ever get the chance to go to Spain again, we will definitely be asking to stay here.