This was a lovely flat, conveniently located, with lots of nice touches.
Our plane was delayed, so we arrived a bit late, but Anne happily waited for us and took the time to go through things in the flat. There were some nice touches on arrival - fresh bottled water, a quality bottle of local red wine, chocolates and some useful things in the cupboards such as tea, coffee sugar & spices.
To be fair, the taxi dropped us a couple of blocks short of the flat and there were some misgivings walking that stretch, with lots of graffiti and some buildings in a poor state of repair. We were slightly worried then, but the flat itself is fine and we later found out that there's an over supply of graffiti throughout Barcelona. Once in the flat, we were pleasantly surprised and if anything, it's nicer and a bit bigger than the photos.
It's about a 5 minute walk to the supermarket and the start of the bars / restaurants and about 20 minutes to the beaches. The walk into the main city centre is about 40 minutes or a quick ride on the subway.
For us, the location was great, heading to La Rambla or the beaches most days and then having time in the local version of La Rambla in the evening. Poblebeu is undergoing some regeneration and I can only see the area getting better over the next few years, so plenty for the days and quiet later on.
We really enjoyed our visit to Barcelona and would very happily stay in this place again next time