First the positives: a friendly staff, and an excellent location for Barcelona. But the negatives include a rather sterile room with thin walls (we could hear other lodgers in adjoining rooms), a somewhat shabby and cramped feeling overall to the lobby and hallways, and all of this was sadly underscored by the inner courtyard of the building, which itself was in poor condition. Early on Sunday morning we could hear a couple of drug addicts arguing who had camped out under the balcony of our room — a rather bleak (and disruptive) way of starting the day. For the price point, one can do much better for this area of town, even on a weekend.