The apartment is in a terrific, safe neighborhood of locals, not touristy at all. We were comfortable having our teenage daughters walk around by themselves. The two balconies look out over the street at a little park that has ping pong tables and a dog park. The dog park was not as annoying as I thought it would be and it was fun watching the dogs from the balcony. There are loads of cafes, restaurants, markets and grocery stores right outside the front door. The apartment is spacious and very clean, there was plenty of room for our family of 4 to spread out. The bedrooms are towards the back of the apartment which was great because you couldn’t hear street noise with the doors closed. The bathroom was roomy with lots of counter space, great water pressure and hot water. The washing machine was easy to use. The kitchen has everything you need (we just made pasta and toast). As for walking distance to the sites, it is doable for some (Montjuic area specifically was in easy walking distance) but we ended up taking taxis a lot because it was so hot. If we were there when the weather was cooler I would definitely walk to more places. Andrea was great to work with,, very accommodating and pleasant.