Sara's apartment is just like in the pictures: beautiful, bright, airy and very clean. My husband and I stayed seven weeks there. Sara is very nice, helpful and precise landlady and speaks perfect English. She was waiting for us in the apartment at the agreed time for hand over the keys and quickly responded to our emails. The area is very good: Carrer dels Tallers is lively and fun but safe street in the heart of the City and closed to La Rambla, Plaza Catalonia and the university area, within walking distance on many attractions and good transport connections everywhere. On the area there's lots of little boutiques, good restaurants, art museums etc. The apartment windows open to the bright courtyard, so there are no street views, but instead the apartment and the whole building is peaceful and completely quiet at night. Highly recommend.