Barcelona Hotels Guide

I haven’t written for a long time, but now I am back and I continue reviewing Barcelona accommodation options for people coming to the capital of Catalonia.

Five-star Barcelona hotels usually have more spacious apartments in comparison to mid-range Barcelona hotels. Rooms and public areas of luxurious hotels are stylishly decorated by famous designers; apartments are luxuriously furnished and equipped with the best modern facilities including safes. Barcelona Apartments here meet the highest international standards. There are en-suite bathrooms with baths and thermostatically controlled showers, bathrobes, toiletries and fresh towels. Guests can order room service with meals until 11 p.m.; turndown service is also available on request.

Top-end Barcelona hotels usually have indoor swimming pools and gyms with exercise facilities and professional staff. More and more five-star Barcelona hotels have their own spas. There are usually one or even more restaurants in such hotels. They offer menus with a diverse range of traditional and European dishes; wine lists are usually also impressive. Meals are cooked by famous chefs and presented to an excellent standard using high quality ingredients.

Barcelona hotels have their own unique styles and offer a wide range of services and comforts so that hotel guests could feel completely at home. All top-end hotels in Barcelona offer top-quality services and professional customer assistance, which meet European standards of quality.

I will continue reviewing Barcelona hotels and other types of budget Barcelona accommodations in my future posts. I am waiting for your opinions as well.

Bye!

Tags: Barcelona Accommodation, Five-star Barcelona Hotels, Top-end Hotels in Barcelona

One of my relatives has visited Barcelona recently and keeping in mind my interest in Barcelona accommodation, he sent an e-mail with the hotel review. I am going to cite parts of his letter here. Thanks him!“So, I went to Barcelona for a short break with Stacy, she has never been there and I decided to show her some of Barcelona sights. I booked a room in Ciutat De Barcelona, 3-star Barcelona hotel in Princesa 33-35. I had received favorable reviews of this budget hotel in Barcelona from some of my local friends and I didn’t look for any other hotels in Barcelona. And I really enjoyed this cheap Barcelona hotel.

Ciutat De Barcelona was in a great location. The hotel is not far from the airport (you should take the train to Estacio de Franca and then walk for about five minutes to the hotel). Jaume metro station is in a 5-minute walk. La Rambla and very busy main shopping area is reachable on foot. There are also plenty of bars, restaurants, coffee shops and boutiques near the hotel. All in all, the location is very convenient for exploring the city.

Our room was spacious and comfortable with all the basic 3-star hotel facilities; king-size bed was a pleasant surprise. A lady at the front desk offered us a room at the front of the hotel overlooking the street, but we didn’t like it because of the bath absence (only shower). Then she kindly offered another room which overlooking a courtyard, so it was very quiet all day and night long. The terrace and the pool area of the hotel were great; we spent a few pleasant hours swimming there.

Buffet breakfast was not included in our room rate and we paid extra EUR 10.25 per person for our food which was very good.

We liked Ciutat De Barcelona and recommend it for your frequent leisure and business trips”.

Tags: Barcelona Accommodation, Cheap Barcelona Hotel, Hotels in Barcelona

Hello!

Today I go on with the description of Barcelona hotels, one particular cheap Barcelona hotel, which is going to be reviewed is Aparthotel Atenea Calabria. This is a 3-star hotel in the heart of the Eixample of Barcelona. The first time I stayed there last year and it was mainly an overnight stop while traveling from Ibiza to France rather than a visit to the city. That’s why I had no time to explore the city’s places of interest, which are close to Aparthotel Atenea Barcelona: it was very central to Montjuic, Plaza de Espanya, Camp Nou, and La Rambla. There was one more advantage of this particular hotel over similar Barcelona accommodation options – the metro station, which was only a block and a half away from the hotel. Plus there was an easy access to the main transportation routes, which made it very easy to get around the city (the second stay in this hotel was a little longer than the first one and I was able to get acquainted with the hotel surroundings).

I booked an apartment in advance and got double room for single use, which cost EUR 85, comparatively cheap rate for city center accommodation in Barcelona. My room was rather spacious with all needed facilities. In addition to basic hotel facilities, there was a small kitchen with refrigerator, tea and coffee making facilities (which I did not use during my first stay, but enjoyed during the next one). I had a lounge area within my room. Sound proof windows left no worries about possible outdoor noise and I had a restful night.

As for meal plan in Aparthotel Atenea Calabria, buffet breakfast was included in the room rate. A huge choice of food for any taste was offered: bacon, beans, fried and scrambled eggs, breads, croissants and pastries, but not many cereals or fruit, which I usually prefer for breakfast.

The overall impression of the Aparthotel Atenea Calabria in Barcelona was very positive, that’s why I returned to the hotel.

That’s all for now. Bye!

Tags: 3-star Hotel, Barcelona, Barcelona Accommodation, Hotel