Alex was a wonderful host, and his recommendations for nearby restaurants were the best we found in Barcelona! From the apartment you can easily walk to two different metro stops (hospital clinic and Urgell) or walk straight to Casa Batllo and La Perera and that whole beautiful area of town. You can also walk to the city center with the Cathedral and Palace of Music. The apartment itself is beautiful and has a lot of storage space so you don't feel like you're living out of you luggage. The outer room was a bit noisy with the current construction going on, but it's nothing more than most city dwellers are used to.