Condor

Staff were fantastic

The male staff is grumpy barely speaks English The girls at the reception are much friendlier and professional At the check out the reception clerk tried to avoid giving us change in coins kept us waiting for a few minutes When I insisted he complied by saying it s only 3 eurors

Alejandro who was on reception went above and beyond to assist when one of our rooms was very unsatisfactory and found another more suitable room immediately he provided us with a map marking all the places we should visit and what to avoid which was very helpful and he also very kindly recommended an excellent local restaurant to us on our last night there was free coffee in reception breakfast was very filling and showers very good

bit of a shame the price did not include breakfast so we had to pay extra although a bit cheaper if we booked for all of our stay no tea making facilities in the room

The breakfast is a good deal if booked in advance for your entire stay There was something for everyone with pastries and cakes and the traditional Spanish omelette cereals yoghurts fruit plenty of different types of bread Coffee teas and fruit juices Loved the complimentary sweets in the reception Such a quirky addition All the staff were very friendly and attentive The hotel is based in a more residential area which is perfect for giving you a real taste of the local life There are many little caf s or sandwich shops if you re hungry after that all you can eat breakfasts There are also many lovely restaurants with all the traditional dishes

We didn t like the fact that there were no hooks on the doors or somewhere to hang a jacket that wasn t in the wardrobe You don t always want to put your outerwear on your clean clothes There also needed to be more lights and the shower needed to be much more powerful Our room was for 4 people 2 single beds one pillow a piece and a sofa double bed in another room No duvet on the sofa however the room wasn t particularly cold so this wasn t an issue Where the room was supposed to be a living room it was a little difficult to open the balcony door some manoeuvring was required

There was nothing not to like about the hotel

Going home

Very nicely modern decorated rooms excellent bathroom Comfortable bed While not located in downtown center the hotel is located near several metro and bus stations and all attractions sites can be reached within 15 minutes with direct connecitons Though the very nice neigherhoods Eixample and Garcia can be reached by foot in about 10 15 minutes Good breakfast too with just a bit more options than your average hotel breakfast

Nothing really important If asked to mention something minibar assortment was poor glass shower door leaked slightly which caused a wet floor

The rooms were very clean

We arranged early check in to arrive and discover our room wasn t ready 2 hours after the normal check in time We then arrived at our room to discover that despite paying for an upgrade to the privilege suite we were given 2 single beds in a standard room After approaching reception and raising the issue we were then told we would have to wait another 2 hours for our actual privilege room to be ready So had we not raised the issue we would have been given an economy room unbeknown to us but having paid a suite price

Good breakfast and clean room Hotel interior is modern and stylish

The room was a little small but it might be normal for Barcelona

The location is ideal for the tourist attractions just a short metro ride or bus ride

The cost per night at approximately 100 is in my opinion too high for given that breakfast was not included

Location was just off the beaten track so local resteraunts were cheap and it only took 10 minutes to Plaza Catalunya

Grey featureless room did not justify 100 per night