Location, location, location. One block from Las Ramblas. Tons of restaurants, shopping, historical sites within a 10-15 minute walk. The hop on, hop off double decker bus stops right at the foot of the building to take you to top sites all over town. The apartment is very nice, 3 bathrooms made it easy for my larger family to get going in the morning. The hosts also arrange a van to pick us up at the airport.