Gran Hotel Torre Catalunya - Barcelona, Spain 

"Sleek, modern hotel"
Posted: Mon, Nov 23 2009
This hotel is quite modern, with a full panoply of ammenities. The rooms are quite large--our bathroom had both a shower and separate bathtub and was lovely. The decor is minimalist. The staff are quite friendly and willing to go to lengths to book you dinner and dance clubs as required. A concierge desk would be a nice feature. Be aware that there is a 6 euro charge to use the spa and pool. The fitness room was free and had decent equipment for a hotel gym. The hotel is located in quite business district, but is easily accessible to two metro stations. I would definitely stay at this hotel again.

Lloyd Stein
Posted: Sun, Jun 07 2009
Stayed there for one night before going on a cruise. This hotel exceeded my expectations. The room was very nice. The buffet breakfast in the top floor restaurant was pretty good. The location was convenient to all of Barcelona. Getting there by train from the airport was very easy. Getting around Barcelona via the Metro was easy too. I would highly recommend this hotel to anyone and I'll definitely stay there again if I return to that beautiful city!

WW
Posted: Sun, Jan 11 2009
It is the nicest hotel I ever stay in Europe. Very close to the Metro Station and the Central train station. I strongly recommend this hotel.

Ingvar Kosarv
Posted: Fri, Oct 03 2008
Very nice hoel and good located if you travel by walk. Bus Turistic stop is near and the central station allso. Friendly stuff and good climate in the room. Near is a interesting area, where is located J.Miro park, government park and manufactur workers block.

Michael Chase
Posted: Fri, Sep 05 2008
We booked this hotel in 10 minutes flat whilst sitting in an internet cafe in Spain. Thanks to Venere.com and the feedback system, this was very easy, and like others we chose this hotel in view of it's proximity to the main Saints station. For the traveller this is the right choice, as to move around Barcelona the Metro system is the only sensible option. A T10 ticket allows 10 trips on the Metro system and only costs 7.25 Euros. It was also very nice to return to a quieter area of Barcelona at the end of a busy day. The hotel was an excellent and typical 4 star business style hotel. Our room (801) was a large twin bedded room which had also had the benefit of a large walk in shower as well as a bath. The only couple of small letdowns, were the lack of tea / coffee making facilities in the room and the mini ironing board which was almost useless. We did not use any of the hotel facilities, so we cannot comment on them. We also did not use the hotel restaurant or have breakfast in the hotel. Breakfast would have been 16 Euros per head, discounted to 14 Euros per head if you booked in advance, so we took the opportunity to go next door to a cafe where 4 croissants and two coffees cost 7.20 Euros. The cafe also supplied a cooked breakfast for around 5 Euros. The value of our two night stay was excellent. It may be because we booked last minute or the fact that it was in August (hot and few businessmen), but the two nights cost 199.02 Euros, with first night costing 96.30 Euros and the second night costing 102.72 Euros. I have no idea why there was a difference. The staff were extremely polite and efficient, and the information they gave us, as it was our first trip to Barcelona, was very helpful. I would stay at this hotel again if returning to Barcelona.