Elena’s apartment is in a charming old building and was larger and nicer than I expected, with high ceilings and excellent amenities. Our family of four spent Christmas here and it was perfect. The location is excellent and within easy walking distance of almost everything we wanted to do in Barcelona. The metro and bus are also within a block or two, making it so easy to get around. The only drawback is that it can be noisy late at night from people in the street in front of the nightclub across the street if you are there on a weekend, and from early morning commute traffic noise. For us this was a minor inconvenience given all of the other assets of the apartment. I highly recommend it and we are very happy we found it! Elena was also an excellent host.