well located hotel, short walk over the bridge to Vallcarca metro where you can reach anywhere really from the harbour to the airport and everything in between !
short, but very steep, walk to Park Guell. You can catch the bus which we later discovered - and was part of the 3 day travel ticket we had purchased ! that is a very good deal if you plan to 'hop on / hop off' many areas around Barcelona. reasonable price and the connections are great.
lots of culture as you would expect and the time of year was great as it was not too busy, no waiting for anything and lots of places to eat and drink. These are not cheap but good to sit and watch the world go by without feeling rushed.