Exe Ramblas Boqueria

We loved the location for our first visit to Barcelona. You are right on La Rambla and directly over the market. Everything was walkable and a cab stop right in front. As for the room. It had the potential to be good. It was clean and the bed was comfortable, all we did was "try" to sleep so we didn't spend much time in it. The worst issue was the SMELL,it was nauseating. It smelled just like the sewer on the street. Housekeeping cleaned the toilet, that didn't help. We left our balcony doors open and that cleared it out, but once they were shut the smell returned. Not only did it make us both feel ill, it gave me a terrible headache. Second the AC system did not work properly, it made a high pitched squeal when you ran it. The only reason we needed it was to try and circulate the terrible odor out, but it was too loud. The toilet made a terrible noise too when flushed that would go one for about a minute, no trying to get up quietly in the night. By the time you were overcome by the stench, the noise from the toilet had you wide awake. Finally, the subway runs underneath, be prepared for the rumbling and shaking almost all night. We left early and requested a refund for our unused nights, but it was denied. We didn't really care at that point, we were just ready to get out. Because of a convention the room rate was almost $400 a night, well over the original advertised price so it stung a little, but we didn't care. We were in room 201 for reference.

Very worn hotel, needs renovation. Broken details in the bathroom. Stuff air in the room even with air conditioning. There is a lot of street noise in the room. The pillows are uncomfortable. Good location, metro station right next to the market. In the meantime, there was no hot water from the shower. The blanket bag was broken.

We chose this property because of the Boqueria. Its location to that area was great. We arrived very early in the morning and We were disappointed that there was no real lobby to wait it. There was a small sitting area on the 1st floor where they serve breakfast which we weren’t told about. However, there was enough in the area to walk around and get some breakfast. The rooms are a little small but comfortable. We were very happy with our stay overall.

Always lovely to stay at this hotel, especially if you are able to get one of the terrace rooms overlooking la boqueria. Great location and friendly check in staff. Only downside this time was that there was some shop fitting going on below the room, which caused a bit of noise in the afternoon and although it didn’t last long, it would have been nice to have been informed of this when checking in. Will definitely return here next time.