Christmas visit to explore Barcelona, Montserrat and Blanes. The pleasant hotel had a sauna and steam room which we wanted if the weather was bad but we were blessed with a week of winter sunshine. We stayed in Barcelona for 4 days 3 nights which wasn’t enough time to see all the sights along with visiting numerous flea markets. Plenty of varied eateries nearby however we spent quite a bit of time at the friendly in-house restaurant. First photo selection of Barcelona, second Montserrat and finally Lloret de Mar (near Blanes)

Room was slightly on the small size for 3 adults but pleasant. My son had issues with the shower temperature fluctuating. It was nice to have the spa facilities but unisex changing and a little concerned no panic button as it was in a tucked away location.

When we arrived, we received a voucher for welcome drinks from reception, which was a nice surprise :) The lobby is nice a spacious with a restaurant and bar in the back, and an outside seating area. The swimming pool is a nice size, but not warm, so if you come between October - March, it will most likely be too chilly to swim in. Towels are available at the pool and inside the gym as well. The hotel room was spacious enough for 3 people (triple room) and very clean. It came with a safe, mini fridge (with 2x bottles of complimentary water) and coffee/tea making facilities. The bathroom was also very clean and comes with a toilet, bidet, bath and shower. Towels are changed when asked, so if you don’t need them changed, put a do not disturb sign outside your door. The restaurant in the hotel does some very good food and there is a large choice of drinks, including cocktails. It was about a 5 minute walk to the beach from the hotel, and there are some nice restaurants there. There are several buses that stop right outside the hotel, going towards the city centre (which takes about 20 minutes), and the closest metro (Bogatell) is about a 10 minute walk away.

Unfortunately, the hot tub next to the pool didn’t work and the door to the gym and sauna/steam rooms took forever to try and open. I suggest a new lock or battery in it, because people had to leave a towel at the bottom to keep the door propped open.

Breakfast buffet price was in line with wide range of choices. Not overpriced than many places. Room and hotel was clean and nice. Even hotel is on quiet neighborhood not on city center there are really good connections by bus and metro. Direct bus route takes to Barceloneta beach or couple stops to metro station. Also nearest beach is only 5 minutes walk away. Staff on reception was helpful when needed some services.

Hotel would need some maintenance. Card locks should be replaces as they seem end of life. Some of those are not working like reliable in elevator and gym access. It seems that room air con was switched off on whole hotel. It wasn't really hot on October, but still room air is getting bad at night without air con.

Great location close to beach in quiet residential area well placed for access to city and local bars and restaraunts. Rooms cleaned daily immaculate on return from sight seeing .Good breakfast ..wide selection and pleasant courteous staff. My room was on 4th floor and the two lifts were very fast and never overcrowded....always available hardly ever had to wait.

My flight arrived early morning so room wasnt ready at 10.00am for an early check in despite a previous request on booking...but staff were very helpful and allowed access to change and freshen up and secured my bad in their luggage room so still had the benefit of the day .Room was ready on my return at 3.00pm.

The public facilities (lobby, dining area, pool etc) look very clean and have a modern aesthetic. The breakfasts were great, with a lot of variety. And, the location provided great access to both the beach and the main sites in the city. Lobby staff were very friendly, helpful and happy to accommodate.

Rooms felt a little dated with clear signs of overuse. Generally felt in need of renovation. However, they were perfectly usable. There was a strange and inconvenient recurring issue where my keycard wouldn’t work and needed to be reset at the front-desk every time after housekeeping had been. It was a little annoying to have to go back and forth between lobby and my room go solve this. But again, staff were happy to help and were apologetic.

We arrived a little bit earlier, were offered either to wait 3-4 hours for the room to be ready or to pay extra (though at a discounted rate) for the room upgrade and immediate move-in. We decided to upgrade the room and move in immediately, as we had some places to visit in the city that day. Overall, the room was good, with a nice view, located not far from the beach and several blocks away from the closest metro station, and with many places to eat nearby.

Although the room had a jacuzzi, the water pressure was so unstable that the use of it seemed questionable. Another thing is the A/C system in the room. It looked like it was set to sustain the constant temperature, which seemed a bit chilly, and adjusting the temperature upwards didn't make any difference. Also, the hotel's restaurant. The menu is basic and overpriced, with the service close to non-existent. It seemed like it was easier to win the lottery than to catch the waiter. A couple of times, I had to stand up and go to the bar stand myself to ask the waiter for a menu, to order something else, or to ask for the bill. Overall, the stay at the hotel was ok, but I think I'll look for another one during my next stay in Barcelona.

The hotel is well placed for the City but is in a quiet location away from the hustle and bustle which is nice. If you like walking its easy to walk into the main areas but it takes about 45 minutes. You can walk to the beach in less than 10 minutes. The rooms were a good size (not huge) and they were very clean and well looked after. Nice to have a bath and a shower in the room. Really good breakfast with a great choice of food to suit everyone. Nice reception area. Nice terrace, although the bar wasn't in operation when we were there. There is a reasonable size pool with a jacuzzi. Not heated though. The staff did an excellent job when there was a complete power outage across the whole of Spain, but still managed to put breakfast on the next day. Obviously it wasn't the full choice but still really good - WELL DONE!!

Despite having tea and coffee making facilities in the room, no milk is provided. Had we known we would have bought at the supermarket because when I was advised to ask for milk at the restaurant I duly did so and they then charged me 3 euros for a small amount. I queried this but they said that they don't offer free milk ??? Also, the small bottles of water are not replaced each day. I think for the cost of the water this would be a nice touch. These are only small things but they make a difference between good to great. The gym, sauna and steam room has no changing rooms as such and are quite small but at least they have them.

Beautiful hotel and location with lovely rooms and extras

They were unable to cook food for my baby (boiled potato with veg) we have asked and explained exactly how we needed it (literally just boiled) without any seasoning. When I collected the food on first day it was destroyed in salt. So much so it was too much salt for an adult. When we complained we were told they can't boil potato separately to the pot they use for every day cooking and salt was already in the water. Seems ridiculous, we stayed 4 days so my baby didn't have dinner during that time.

The hotel itself was nice. Convenient location and hotel restaurant 24/7. Staff was friendly.

Our room could have been cleaner, but our biggest issue was bed bugs!! We have stayed in so many hotels, air bnb’s, etc. over our years of traveling and some have been better than others. We can overlook some of the uncleanliness. However, even in the worst lodgings, we have never had bed bug bites! Our first night we thought it was just mosquitos. The second night we discussed possible bed bugs, but continued to assume this nice hotel would not have bed bugs. After the third night there was no doubt it was bed bugs by the amount, patterns, and locations of the bites.

Business hotel but quiet location and a few minutes from the beach which was a must for us (Icaria beach was lovely). Nice gym with steam room and sauna. Lovely reception and restaurant staff. Taulan was extremely friendly and kind to the kids. Overall, a lovely experience. Kids had a great time in the pool (not heated, but sunlit from midday onwards). We also found a nice pizzeria nearby which was recommended by hotel staff (La Gondola).

Shower temperature was a bit temperamental, but otherwise ok. Very quiet with not many typical Spanish bars.