The apartment is fair small which is more suitable for 2 people. We have 4 people which feel very tight because the sofa bed took up most of the living room. It is located closed to a busy intersection, near a small park and about 3-4 mins walk to Placa de Catalunya which is convenient if you want to take public transportation such as buses to and from the airport. In our case, it really does not matter since we took taxi and do a lot of walking around town to explore.
Below the apartment on the right there is a bakery chain called 365 bakery which is open @6am every morning offering good pastry and sandwiches. On the left there is a tapas bar (Cullera De Boix) which opened late every night (as usual in Barcelona or Spain). They seem relatively busy but we never have a chance to eat there. Across the street there is a convenient store (Supermercat open 24 hrs).
The biggest problem with this apartment is NOISE. Since it is facing a busy street and close to an intersection, there are constant traffic noises you can hear in the apartment even you closed every windows. I think the windows and walls do not have good insulation. To make the matter worse, garbage pick up and street cleaning trucks come by early in the morning making even louder noises. On Saturday there is a night club open across the street right next to convenient store and you can hear people talking and music all night long. Since the convenient store opens 24 hrs, you can hear the people traffic and noise all night from the store as well. Inside the apartment, the noise coming from the beds creaking sound every time you toss and turn, especially the sofa bed in the living room. After the first night we could not sleep, we have to buy ear plugs to block out the noise.
The bed sheets, blankets and towels are old and smelly. We are trying to wash the towels and bed sheets using small washing machine in the apartment but it took forever (every load is 3 hrs) and a long time to hang dry them. Cabinet under the sink is very dirty and still have garbage inside. We went out everyday for meals and never cook but still need to wash the cups and glasses before using them because they are not clean. There are no basic amenities (shampoo, body wash, etc.) provided so be prepared to buy your own included detergent for laundry.
Eduard is quick in response to our email but there is not much he could do especially with the noise.