need very good hotel in barcelona

pennymakespounds

going to have a few days in barcelona next week. Never been before .

need some quality chilling time .. to de-stress !

want to stay in a really good quality hotel 4 or 5 star .. but i'll obviously use various websites to get me the best deal.

Heard about las ramblas, shopping areas , etc but am i right in thinking i should go to a hotel on the promenade with good sea view .

(like i do on promenade d'es anglais in nice !!! )


also ... bus or taxi from airport ?? .. again i have no idea how far etc.

Ems!

Hiya,

I booked my parents a trip to barca about a year ago, at a really nice hotel , think it was called something like Majestic, will have a look in a minute see if i can find any details and post a link. I think it was a 5* (or a very good 4*), they said it was fantastic - the best hotel they had ever stayed at! I think it was central - ie not on the promenade.It was pricey though, i literally spent hours on internet trawlling from site to site to get the best price. I have been to barcelona myself and seem to remember the beach/sea area is a bit out of the way, and would have thought you'd be better off in a more central area? Not 100% sure on that though! sorry!
Oh, and to just have a look at some user reviews of hotels in barcelona, you could try this site : https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g187497-Barcelona_Catalonia-Hotels.html

Ems!

Hi, found that hotel - website is https://www.hotelmajestic.es It took ages for the page to load, but I am on dial up! It looks really nice and it is 5 *, I would imagine you'd have to do some searching to find a good price!

steve237

As Ems! mentions, https://www.tripadvisor.com is an excellent web site, I always use it when I'm travelling abroad. Once you've found the city or town you want to stay, it shows the hotels rated from number 1 to however many hotels are listed in order of customer ranking - it's excellent, highly recommended!

check it out pennymakepounds, and enjoy your trip

trigger_mike

las ramblas is great, the entertaners are amazing, watched a man with a skeleton puppet dance and sing to music, really good.
Though i bewarned the place is quite dear, i paid £3 for a can of coke!.
Really enjoyable place though, you'll love it!.

jaymac_2

Arts Hotel 5*, views over the marina, lovely but expensive!

Nelski

You have some fabulous places to choose from in Barcelona and i dont think it matters whether you are central or harbour because you will want to see both anyway and its not that bad a walk if you are reasonably fit.
This place is spectacular
http://www.grandmarinahotel.com/

Dora_the_Explorer_5

Have a look at The Guardian website travel section, there's a whole list of recommendations of where to stay, see and do on Barcelona written by people who've recenty visited Barcelona.

ely

You could try the Rialto on the ramblas, stayed there 2 years ago, lovely 4* overlooking the ramblas,

As already advised, dont eat on the ramblas....use some of the side steets, costs far, far less

have a great time !!!!!!!!

amandaR_4

Try flybeds.com, they have hotels all over Spain. Prices normally vey good.