Hotel Colonial Barcelona

“Sip your bottle of wine on the wonderful balcony”

What sets this hotel apart is the building is from the 1800's yet modernized nicely inside. We had room 609 which was on the highest floor (the 6th) and had a wonderful balcony with an umbrella, table, and chairs and a great view of the historic buildings across the street. Tip: I definitely rec... more

What sets this hotel apart is the building is from the 1800's yet modernized nicely inside. We had room 609 which was on the highest floor (the 6th) and had a wonderful balcony with an umbrella, table, and chairs and a great view of the historic buildings across the street. Tip: I definitely recommend pre-ordering the 10 Euro or $10 bottle of red wine. It was a full size Portell Cabernet Sauvignon bottle and tasted fine. We asked the front desk to have it on our first night, and it was delivered upstairs with glasses, and corkscrew promptly. Sitting on our balcony and enjoying the wine was a highlight for our trip. The room included a desk and stool and one luggage rack. Some of my pictures includes the gorgeous building across the street that you can see from the balcony with the Grecian urn motif and stone balconies and cupola on top. Tip: Also, you need to ask at the front desk or call later for the key to your safe. It is not a combination safe but requires a key that if you lose it will cost 50 Euros. The hotel is in a really good, convenient location for walking to the Gothic Quarter, Las Ramblas, Barcelona Cathedral, the Bishop's Walk, MUHBA Roman Temple, Santa Maria Church and was about a 45 minute or 1.8 mile walk to Sagrada Familia landmark church and 27 minute walk or 1.2 mile walk to Casa Battlo, one of Gaudi's houses. There is construction going on in the street right in front of the hotel. We could hear the noise even though they were not working in front of the hotel. It did not both our sleep or our time on the balcony in the evening. This was the first hotel room I have stayed in which did not have a box of tissues. It had a little pack of 5 or 6 nice size tissues that came with other things like a toothbrush and toothpaste. We got the breakfast included which was a reasonable price and had plenty of items to choose from. There was a hot chocolate fountain which looked very cool, but had a bit of a syrupy flavor. If you are interested in an almost Michelin-star level dining experience, make reservations at L'Antiquari Gastronòmic which has a tasting menu and is a 6 min or 0.2 miles away. There were some non-standard items like horse and pig's cartilage ear but even those items were tasty and the rest even more so. If you get there before your reservation time, you can enjoy a sangria or drink out in the courtyard, order at the bar.

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“Very good hotel”

It’s very clean, very good hotel and staff are accommodating. The room is spacious and super tidy. It’s located in Gothic area 3 mins walk from Barcelona Cathedral. There are many restaurants around the area and shopping too .Very good location!

“Great Location for exploring”

Great location, most sights are within 30 minute walk. Staff are friendly, couldn't do enough and happy to help. Hotel is clean, well signposted, great breakfast and perfectly located. Even with the road works going on, you didn't notice the noise when inside the hotel. Marina on your doorstep too.

“No aircon, service lacking”

There was no aircon in our room on the first night of our 4 night stay, as the unit would only blast out hot air - when we queried this we were told someone had requested that the aircon be turned off and onto heating mode as they had a child who was cold, therefore the whole floor had to be with... more

There was no aircon in our room on the first night of our 4 night stay, as the unit would only blast out hot air - when we queried this we were told someone had requested that the aircon be turned off and onto heating mode as they had a child who was cold, therefore the whole floor had to be without any ability to cool their rooms. We asked for a room change so we could have aircon and were told they were full, we then asked if we could get a fan and were also given a blunt 'no' - so, on a very warm spring night we got almost no sleep due to the heat in the room. No solution, interest or concern from the staff we spoke to at the weekend, and made for a very poor start to the experience. On day 2, the aircon was put back onto the normal mode (though not even an apology) on day 2, and so we could finally get some sleep. Room was very gloomy and a bit of road noise, but nothing too bad. The bed was very comfortable, and a modern shower room. Breakfast had a good variety, but not the best quality and was in the basement with no natural light, making it fairly oppressive. Their website mentions things like a welcome gift for booking direct (apparently this is incorrect according to staff, so the website needs updating), and we were allowed a slightly late check-out, but were made to feel bad for asking as the point was laboured that they were fully booked. Location was spot on for exploring the city, and it's a fairly grand exterior former bank building, but interiors are a bit tired and customer service was lacking.

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