Barcelona hotel recomendations

[Aidan]

I have a room booked in the Barcelona Travelodge ( yes really) for 4 day including when the TDF arrives/departs.

Only reservation (sic) I have is its way out of the centre of the city. After getting a tax rebate  I thought I might treat Mrs Aidan to a  hotel in the centre to make the days away a bit more special.

The tax rebate wasnt that big so I'm not looking to go 5 star, anyone recomend somewhere reasonably priced and well situated?  Note hostels aren't an option Mrs Aidan doesnt like shared facilities

[Goldcrank]

Hotel Jardi

El Jardí Hotel

small but perfectly formed and right in the heart of Barcelona.

[peliroja]

I've stayed in the Hotel America, which is OK if you get an externally-facing room. The internal rooms don't have windows and are noisy because they're next to the lift.

I've yet to find a really nice, good value hotel in Barcelona. I'd be interested to see what others recommend.

[nuttycyclist]

A few minutes digging on google streetview (isn't it amazing how the memory for places doesn't go away - I've just walked around the streets following my nose, and got to the hotel I recognise  )


We stayed at "Hotel Adagio" which streetview says is at "18 Carrer de Ferran".

linky

[rafletcher]

I've stayed on the Avenguda Diagonal (guess why it' s called that) close to Las ramblas in the Hotel Balmoral, a good clean central hotel, and an easy walk from the Placa del Catalunya, past several Gaudi buidings..

[Regulator]

Last time I stayed in Barcelona I camped...

...but I would suggest using TripAdvisor to look for a hotel or check out any recommendations.

[tiermat]

When myself and Mrs F went 6 years ago we stayed here:  http://www.spainbookers.com/en/barcelona/hotels/rialto-hotel.html

Nice, clean, tidy, central and not too expensive.

This time when we went we stayed at the Hilton Diagonal Mar, due to me having a rather large number of HHonors points, thus it cost us a grand total of NOWT for the room!!!

[Aidan]

Right, so I'm spoilt for choice now   some of these look just the ticket

[Robh]

Some years ago I stayed at the Hotel Espana, just off the Ramblas. Check out the photographs in the online brochure as, architecturally, it's pretty amazing.

[Woofage]

Mrs Woofage and I stayed here, right next to Jaume 1 metro station and very convenient for the old part of the city. A basic hotel but no complaints. Mind you, that was 11 years ago so things may have changed...

[gordon taylor]

The Barcelona Youth Hostel is very special -an old Moorish mansion up on a hill. OK. I know it's a hostel and all, and the Mrs will kill you, but it is lovely nontheless!