We enjoyed our stay here. You can see the Sagrada Familia from the balcony (through the trees). We arrived on a Sunday, and everything in the neighborhood was closed, so we thought we were probably staying in the wrong neighborhood because we couldn't find a good restaurant. But in the four days we stayed we discovered nice places to eat and to shop. We would highly recommend the fresh market, the Mercat de l'Estrella, only a couple of blocks from the house, for good cheeses and breads and fruit. Much better than the touristy, overcrowded, and overpriced Boqueria on La Rambla (if you're looking for real food). Every morning we would stop at the little place right downstairs for our espressos. Very friendly. Enric very generously provided us with maps and oriented us to which metro stations and buses to use. This is not a touristy neighborhood but a real neighborhood, and you can easily take the metro anywhere.