Colon - Barcelona, Spain     

Conveniently located right across from the Cathedral, the Hotel Colon provides comfortable accomadations, albeit simple. The Hotel has a fantastic location as it literally sits on the plaza where the Cathedral is located, and is only a 5-7 minute walk to La Rambla (one of the main walking streets in Barcelona) and the Catalunya Metro stop. The hotel staff were all quite friendly and spoke decent english, which is more than i can say for the folks at the renfe train stations! The room is clean, but its bare (bed, small desk, TV), however you won't be in the room other than to sleep. Their is a flat screen, however doesn't work that well, also their is an in-room safe. AC however was a plus as it was quite hot during my stay. Bathroom was also clean. The hotel does have bar/restaurant, however breakfast was quite expensive (I recall approximately 17 euro), and I only ate their once due to that. You can find many places along La Rambla that offer simple coffee and pastries (try the fish market off La Rambla!!..several coffee bars while you watch the vendors setup in the morning was awesome!!). You can have a drink outside, which is nice while people watching. I'd say this is a good choice economically, however if you are looking for anything else besides clean and simple, check elsewhere.