Francesca was waiting outside for us when we arrived (well, sat outside at a nice little coffee/bar that does great breakfast by the way called Federal). She was nice and gave us a tour of the apartment and a few tips about things to do and that was pretty much the last time we saw her in 5 days! The apartment is old, light, functional and dated but charming. The steps up would be of some concern if you had bad knees or anything but not if your fit and healthy! The noise from the street was only loud 1 night out of 5. The bathroom is opposite bedroom and we felt like we had it all to ourselves as Francesca and her house mate are rarely home. shower is hot and powerful. The location couldn't be better, on the edge of the Gothic area next to la rambla and close to the water front. Overall would definitely recommend.