Petit Palace Opera Garden Ramblas, Barcelona

Author's product rating:   

Value for Money	Excellent
Quality of Rooms	Good
Standard of Service	Good
Quality of Food & Drink	Average
Cleanliness	Excellent

Advantages:	Location, value for money, free internet laptop usage
Disadvantages:	Not many hangers

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

Spent three nights here with five girlfriends for a 'big' birthday and could not have been happier with the location, rooms, reception, cleanliness and atmosphere. The hotel is in an old building and has an impressive huge carved wooden door but inside all is modern and minimalist. The garden area behind reception is pretty but there are lots of steps to reach all the levels. We didn't try the bar as there are loads of bars and cafes nearby. Helpful staff and loads of leaflets at reception.

We chose 'room only' as it is far cheaper to get a breakfast of anywhere choice in the city (Cafe de L'Opera round the corner is divine). Each of the three rooms we had was spacious and spotless, with big bathrooms and walk-in showers. Ours had a small balcony and all windows had blackout curtains as well as voiles. Like most hotels, it didn't have many hangers but that would be my only gripe. Each of the rooms had the facility to be turned into a family room but the beds were discreetly folded up against the wall in all the rooms, sometimes behind a wardrobe area. There was free internet access and a laptop in each room which was useful once we discovered how to get @ on a Spanish keyboard (Alt/Gr plus the @ key).

I'd stayed right on the Ramblas once before but this was just far enough away to avoid the late night noise (except on the night when Barcelona beat Chelsea, ha!). Being so central the hotel is just near the Liceu metro station and within easy stretch of all the sights and shopping.

The street outside the hotel is pedestrianised but is only about 25 yards from Las Ramblas. We booked private transport from the airport and stopped on Las Ramblas but the driver helped us right into reception with the luggage (and the reverse on the return trip).