Hotel Gotico - Barcelona, Spain 

"Nice, clean and positive experience..."
Posted: Mon, Nov 23 2009
We arrived late (2am) and immediately felt expected by the young english speaking night porter, who had us checked into our room in about 5 minutes. After checking the nice room (even though it's window were facing the back court/roof of the breakfast restaurant) the night porter willingly directed us to an open sandwich bar in the nearby neighbourhood and gave us the key to the in-room minibar. It's true that the hotel/the room seemed a little worn down, and it's true that it's not what I would consider a true 4 star hotel. But more importantly the room was very clean and between the two nights we stayed there the beds were made, towels changed and so on. We were not disturbed by the nearby cathedral's tolling bells, the tv worked very well, the lights worked very well. We had a nice little area with a desk, two chairs and a little table, the beds were comfortable and spacious, the few questions we had at the reception desk were all readily answered in english (not perfect english, but the attempt and effort was certainly made), we had no problems checking out and so on and so on... Breakfast was not included in our price, so I can't comment on that. We had no need for the A/C in the room, but it was there. The "A/C" in the bathroom was a bit noisy, but turned off with the light, so it was a very little nuisance. Location is EXCELLENT for exploring the wonderful city. Also, lots of restaurants, cafés, "supermarkets" and other shops nearby. We really enjoyed our stay, and I will have no problem at all returning to the hotel (maybe next time we'll find something a little cheaper, as we didn't spend much time in the room). We walked from the bus station to the hotel in the middle of the night, and didn't feel unsafe at all - actually, there were hardly any people on the streets at all. Also, we returned home late at night after a busy day in the town, and then just avoided the small narrow streets in the area (explore them during the day, it's really worth it), and kept to the larger ones... As you can see by now, I find it very difficult to say anything negative about the city or the hotel... GO THERE... :o)

Good Location
Posted: Thu, Jun 26 2008
When we arrived we were given a twin bedded room even though we had booked a double (it was our first holiday away together and this was pretty important to us!!). We complained at reception and were moved to a double room. An hour later, when we were both changing, a member of staff used a key card to unlock our door and walked in on us. He didn't apologise but just turned and walked straight out again. The room was clean, but very dark and the view from the window was of a neighboring wall. We had to get replacement key cards at least ten times during our seven day stay because they weren't working, but the staff never once apologised or offered an explanation. On more than one occasion when we returned to the hotel after a night out there would be a crowd of us waiting outside to be let in by the reception staff, who would eventually appear then walk nonchalantly over and open the doors without a word. When we were going to leave I asked the reception to book us a taxi to the airport for the following day; I checked later on that this had been done. As it turned out it wasn't done and I had to actually YELL at the receptionist before he would pick up the phone and actually order us one. Barcelona was lovely (we're actually returning this year for our honeymoon), but there is no way on earth I'd ever stay here again.

Good Location - that is about it.
Posted: Fri, Jun 06 2008
I just recently stayed at this hotel. It was a package deal with our cruise leaving from Barcelona. We could only choose 2 hotels - either the Gotico or a hotel just outside of the city and since I wanted a hotel that was centrally located - I chose the Gotico. I agree with all the other people that have posted on this site for this hotel - NOT a 4 star hotel by any means. 2 stars at the most. I will also agree that the location is wonderful. Close to the metro and in walking distance to many places including Ramblas. The gothic quarter of Barcelona where this hotel is located is a wonderful place to explore. I will also say that the room was clean and the bathroom was the best part of the room but that is about it. The room was so small - in fact it was actually smaller than my room on my cruise ship. The window opened up into a back alley and the a/c was so loud we thought that the actual unit was in the room. They put us right across from the elevators and one was broken on our floor so every time someone buzzed the elevator, the broken one kept opening and closing. We finally got fed up and called the front desk and told them to either fix the elevator or move us to another room - miraculously, the elevator was fixed. There is a breakfast buffet in the morning and most of the European people enjoyed it - there were very few things that we ate - mostly the breads and cheeses. The meats (specifically the pork products) didn't even looked cooked and most of the time, the eggs were already cold. Thankfully we only stayed in this hotel for 2 nights.