This spacious apartment is clean and very comfortable with a long narrow plan. It is also very close to a vibrant pedestrian street (Carrer de Blei) with lots of tapas restaurants, bakeries (Horno Santa Madrona was our favorite), an excellent coffee shop (Syra Coffee), and other conveniences (a Carrefour Express, several pharmacies, etc.). It is a short walk to Las Ramblas and the old city (to the northeast) and the breath-taking Museum of Catalan Art (to the southwest, but a steep climb up). It is also very close to a useful Metro station (Paral-lel), which takes your directly to La Sagrada Familia. Sophia and Elvis were very welcoming and also very responsive to our questions.