Barcelona - Help with flights & accommodation

john77_2

hi

maybe i have been lucky as i have been to barcelona 5 times and stayed in apartments booked from the net and never had any trouble

I have also stayed at the big block of apartment right on the ramblas right by the square i mentioned above any ideas what that place is called (i must remeber to take note of these things but you know what its like)

what about an apartment away from the ramblas but still near a few eating place and a couple of good bars

cheers

john

herman2811

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Chollita

John, I'm pretty sure the appartment above the pub was in Placa Joaquim Xirau.

Area - depends if you want to be within walking distance of everything, and what kind of nightlife you want! Raval, Gotico (old city), Born are all central, though Gotico can be noisy at weekends. A lot of people like Gracia (short metro ride from centre), which has lots of classy bars, shops and restaurants.

No idea about hotels, I'm afraid, never stayed in one!

terryw

The metro/train line from the airport and around Barcelona is excellent...cheap and easy to understand. You are likely to get a far better value hotel/apartment at one of the resorts ..Sitges, Blanes, Malgrat, Loret, Santa Susannah etc than in Barcelona itself. Some of the deals off-season (including June are superb). I usually do this and travel in and out to Barcelona on the train daily.

terryw

john77_2

hi

what time does the metro run till, i have a funny feeling it stops at midnight is that corrcet

just checking because our flight does not get it till midnight

cheers

john

Chollita

John, at that hour my guide says you will have to get the local bus 106 (apparently, the trains and airport buses aren't running at midnight). Try the airport website for more up-to-date info, it may well have changed. A taxi may be worth it if there are enough of you.

The metro runs until 2am Fri, and all night Sat, but it is a local train that goes out to the airport, not the metro.

BenL

I and about 10 friends/random people are going to Barcelona on 21st June.

Its the festival of the solstice that weekend.

Fireworks, bonfires and parties everywhere.

Should be a sight/experience.

We changed our dates to these when we found out what was happening.

Have a google/wiki and see what you think.

Chollita

OMG we're being invaded!

(According to a Spanish friend, I now qualify as 'one of them', hehe)

john77_2

hi

I am looking at apartments in the mercat harbour area

what is it like there good or bad

cheers

john

Chollita

Do you mean Barceloneta, near the beach?

If so, great if you want to be near the beach, again possibly a bit noisy at night if you're really close. Bit of a walk to the centre, but plenty of buses.