Barcelona Princess - Barcelona, Spain     

This is a really good hotel, I stayed there in 2005 June, but I believe it is still good next to the beach and is not consider to be far from the city...(well spain has very good transport I would say) to reach the city centre, either by bus or tube and is really close.... Also there's is a supermarket right next to it...also restaurants.. whatelse you wanted to know... People are very friendly at the reception desk as well...and its 24 hour desk...room is nice and big...you will love it..either you are a picky person or not...high tech, luxury etc!! Just ask for a high level floor when you book it...is absolutely lovely with the price that you are paying...

Stayed here on 27-30 Dec and was well impressed. We were on 20th Floor with a City view. If you get the choice of sea/city view like us it has to be City. You could see the whole of Barcelona including many of the sights including Sagrada Familia. The rooms are really modern. There are electronic blinds covering the huge windows which look out over the city. If you dont like heights the glass elevator might worry you a bit but we loved it. Nice bar on the ground floor with decent prices. The free mini bar in the room is stocked each day with one estrella beer, coke, fanta and two waters. Breakfast was really good. Lots of choice, good food, nice dining room. The earlier you go the better as some things ran out after 10am. We took the metro everywhere. The Maresme Forum station is two mins walk from the hotel and its about 6/7 stops to the edge of the Barri Gotic. Get T10 tickets - 10 trips for about 7 EUR. Barcelona:- We did the camp nou tour. Well worth the money. Got the metro from hotel to Collblanc station. Then its about 10 min walk. Took the cable car to Montjuic Castle. The views are superb from up there. Eating and Drinking in barcelona can be hit and miss. Restaurants are generally quite small in the barri gotic area. We found them quite full and cramped. Dont go to TAPAS GAUDI which is on a street off Las Ramblas. This place wasn't full, probably because they serve awful luke warm tapas.