This is my second visit to this hotel after staying here a couple of years ago. I had booked three double rooms and one triple for some friends of mine for our annual weekend away. However, at last minute one of my friends was unable to come. When I arrived at the reception, I told the receptionist we wouldn't need a third bed in one of the rooms and he promptly removed it from our invoice for the weekend. This was a most welcome and pleasant surprise.
The hotel itself is much the same as before, in that it is smart, very clean and perfectly located for a great weekend in Barcelona. You are 5 minutes walk from Las Ramblas and 2 minutes from the marina. The rooms are all in good order and I would highly recommend this hotel as a place to stay.
A little tip for getting there:
If you are flying in to Barcelona BCN Terminal 2, don't waste money on a taxi unless you have a lot of heavy bags. Take one of the many blue buses outside the terminal. They will have A2 on the front display panel. A return ticket (valid for 9 days) is €9.15. It is approximately a 15 minute ride to the last stop which is Plaça de Catalunya. From here you walk straight down Las Ramblas (which is a real eye opener if you've never been) and take the very last left before you get to the roundabout (which has a 60 metre high Columbus monument on it, so you can't miss it). The street is called Carrer Ample and it is 5 minutes down there on the left, just past a beautiful old church. In all, it is a really enjoyable 15 minute walk from where the bus drops you off.
- Hesperia Metropol Barcelona
- Hesperia Metropol Hotel Barcelona
