Villa Emilia - Barcelona, Spain     

thank u trip advisor.what a great find.lovely hotel and very welcoming.150 euros inclusive of breakfast for all three of us.and extra bed for my 7 year old.good rate barcelona is one expensive city!found it very difficult to get hotels in my budget.decent location not perfect if u like to walk everywhere like us.we had to walk for 20to 30 min to reach catulunya square to take for the bus turistic.though wiyh the great weather it wasn;t difficult.the rooms were really nice.bathroom toileteries were simply wonderfulvery lively in the evenings the bar is very popular.there is a supermarket opposite the hotel,and some nice eateries and nice gelato too right next door.they didnt even charge us when once we called india from the reception.must stay!

The hotel is exactly as portrayed in the other reviews. Small, modern, clean, on the minimalist side, with young and friendly staff. The rooms have a fair size - for my wife and I it was perfect. For American standards rather small. Our room faced a not very busy junction, so we could hear the cars, but the windows were so good that the this did not disturb us, although we are extremely sensitive to noise. I assume that the rooms facing the back of the hotel are completely quiet. Very unusual for city hotels: we could not hear a thing from next door. The bath was also modern and simple. The only minor complaint we had was that the maid was really saving on toiletries. On Sunday, there was only one staff attending to the breakfast buffet, so they had troubles filling back the plates. On the following days the service was excellent. The selection is continental/European, so people from the US may miss their rich breakfast. The hotel is not in the heart of the city, which is good. It is not a rip-off and it is quiet. During the day we moved around by metro - one of the best services we have seen in the world. The Rocafort station was just down the block, so within 15 minutes we could be anywhere we wanted in Barcelona. The service stops at midnight, so for returning to the hotel we used to catch a cab, which cost a ridiculous 7-8 euros per ride