This first-floor apartment with an elevator is in a central location, with all of the historic center and the river park within walking distance. There’s a bar downstairs, but it was not open every night, was relatively quiet when it was open, and closed for the night before we went to bed. The lovely balcony windows in the living room and similar windows in the front bedroom are double paned, which cut out all noise except jackhammering from an extensive street-to-pedestrian-mall construction project (check with the host; the work was progressing quickly, and it will be beautiful when it’s complete). We parked a few blocks away at the Mercat Central underground garage and left our car there. Much of the historic centre is not drivable, which makes walking even more of a pleasure.