Hotel Rekord, Barcelona

Advantages: Location, Location, Location
Disadvantages: Bar prices and breakfast

...Hotel 1898 – Barcelona ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Hotel 1898 is a mid priced hotel situated on the main tourist strip Las Ramblas in Barcelona’s Gothic district. Built in the former building of the Philippines Tobacco Company it has been converted to a very high standard with all the facilities you’d expect from a modern city centre hotel while maintaining the character of the pre-existing architecture. Part of the Nunez Navarro chain it is one of several hotels they have in Barcelona and like their other properties offers a high standard of accommodation geared towards the modern traveller. Location~ Hotel 1898 is sited a couple of hundred yards south of Plaza Catalunya, the dropping off point for coaches from the airport and a hub for public transport and has entrances on Las Ramblas and Pintor Fortuny. The central location means... Read review

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Advantages: Ideally located on the sea front and boasts pure oppulence
Disadvantages: Most popular hotel in Barcelona and availability can be difficult to secure

...Probably considered to be one of the best hotels - if not, the bes hotel - in Europe. It's modern contemporary style boasts pure elegance from the moment you step inside, particularly on entry to the first floor reception, which steps out onto a beautiful lawn, overlooking the sea, under the shadow of a large copper moument, which I do believe represents a fish. The hotel rooms come with all the latest mod-cons and electonic gadgetary, from Bang and Olufsen music centres and televisions, to the electronically controlled blinds. I was fortunate enough to stay in a suite on the 18th floor, with grand views across Barcelona from the harbour up towards the mountains in the distance. The benefit of the hotel is that whether you have a sea view or city view, both are stunning and you cannot be disappointed if you have not been given... Read review

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Advantages: Perfect location, excellent Hotel if you just want somewhere to sleep
Disadvantages: A little hard to find, nothing really major though, Breakfast could have been more substantial

...Having decided over Christmas that I fancied a trip to Barcelona again I got onto the Ryanair website and started booking up. Having been to Barcelona a few years ago and staying well outside the main centre I decided that this time I wanted something quite central but also at a budget price. After all there was no way I could have afforded one of the posh 5 star hotels. So with those thoughts in mind I trawled all sorts of internet sites and ended up back on the hotel section of the Ryanair site. I had a couple of choices around the Station and dotted over the city but decided that Roma Reial fitted the bill better than any of the others. It's located just off Las Ramblas, the main street in Barcelona where a lot of the cities drinking establishments are located. The Roma Reial is located in the Placa Reial about 200 meters from... Read review

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