Our 3 month stay at Jirka's Barceloneta apartment was a wonderful experience. Jirka and Alex were both very prompt and helpful in responding to our questions.The location was absolutely the best for an in-depth exploration of Barcelona. You are literally a 2 minute walk from the ocean, the beautiful yacht basin ( more impressive than Monaco's), and Barcelona's wonderful public transportation system. The Gothic Quarter and La Rambla are an easy 10-15 minute walk.The Barceloneta neighborhood has a Bohemian feel to it, and is full of restaurants, cafes and every other business you might require. We shopped for food, sundries, electronics, sim cards, and haircuts for both of us. All within a 5 minute walk. Half the city bus lines are within a 5 minute walk, the metro system a ten minute stroll. Buy the 10 trip metro pass at the nearby Tobacco shop or any of a number of other local outlets and gain access to transportation for around 1 Euro/ride. We joined the Club Natacio Atletic-Barceloneta for the duration of our stay. Less than a 10 minute walk with complete facilities, and literally across the boardwalk from the sand. The apartment itself was clean and completely self sustaining as described. Two cautions. The apartment is small (30 sqm) and is a 5th floor walkup. It neither of these points bother you, I can promise that you will have a wonderful experience exploring Barcelona using this apartment as your base.