This was our first visit to Barcelona and since we don’t speak Spanish, we were a bit anxious. Staying at Maria Jesus’ apartment made our trip less stressful. You can take the Aerobus from the airport to Placa Espanya, which is only about a 10 minute walk to her place. And it is located just a 3-4 minutes walk to L3 Metro stop, Poble Sec. if you’re taking the train out of town, you can take L3 to Sants station. We found L3 is a very convenient Metro line to be near. Lots of great tapas places are less than half a mile away. A very good grocery store, Bonpreu, is just 2 blocks away. Sant Antoni market is beautiful and modern is just 3-4 blocks away. Beautiful food choices there. I liked it better than La Boquerie and Sant Catarina; less crowded and less expensive. Barri Gòtic and Las Ramblas are about 1 mile or less away. Maria’s place is filled with everything you need and anything you might need like first aid kit, poncho, plenty of extra towels. There’s even water, milk, breakfast bread and beverages. Air conditioner works quickly and well.
For the area, this apartment was spacious, good enough for a group of 3-4.