My friends and I (3 males total, all in mid-twenties) are traveling to Barcelona in the middle of June. In addition to specific businesses, can reddit recommend whether we will get a better vacation experience if we stay near the city center or by the beach? We'll be backpacking and have a limited budget. As such, were looking at two and three star hotels mostly.
We all enjoy the beach, drinking, eating, dancing and the usual touristy stuff. I also wanna check out some flamenco and tapas while I'm there.