Hotel Sb Icaria

“More than acceptable hotel very near to Icaria beach”

Perfectly-acceptable stay. Great team in the restaurant. As other reviewers mention, it is a bit of a walk to join the City Tour (10 mins maybe), but very close to the beach (5 mins). Not suitable for those seeking a wide choice of bars/restaurants on door-step. We had a room with a huge outsid… more

Perfectly-acceptable stay. Great team in the restaurant. As other reviewers mention, it is a bit of a walk to join the City Tour (10 mins maybe), but very close to the beach (5 mins). Not suitable for those seeking a wide choice of bars/restaurants on door-step. We had a room with a huge outside terrace, which was exceptional and much utilised.

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“Ok but not super”

I would like to review this hotel to help fellow travellers. I chose this hotel to visit Barcelona with my 14 years old. He wanted a bit of culture but mostly to enjoy the sun. Bedrooms: the rooms are the best feature of this hotel. We had a twin beds room. The mattress was comfortable, not too to… more

I would like to review this hotel to help fellow travellers. I chose this hotel to visit Barcelona with my 14 years old. He wanted a bit of culture but mostly to enjoy the sun. Bedrooms: the rooms are the best feature of this hotel. We had a twin beds room. The mattress was comfortable, not too tough. The room Was well insulated. The cleaning service was very good. The hotel comes with shampoo, body soap and body lotion. Initially there was no body soap in the shower area but after asking reception, we were provided with one. Services: they were ok but not super, when asking reception to amend, things slightly improved. The pool was tiny and the first days it was so dirty you could not see the stairs. I asked reception to clean it and the situation improved. There was no air conditioning on in the bedroom nor a way to turn it on. We called reception and they turned it on for us. Sadly there was no way to adjust the temperature nor to turn it on and off from the bedroom. So we left it on all the time as the only way to turn it off would have been to call the reception again. It worked but it was a bit noisy. The gym was tiny and again, no air on when we managed to get in. After asking the reception the air on was turned on and after it was fine. The breakfast table was ok, even if I had expected more from a four stars hotel. The location was good, relatively close to the beach and easy to reach via bus. My son liked the hotel and we had a good time. It probably does the job for the price. But I might seek another option if I had to come back to Barcelona again on a similar holidays.

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“A nice hotel but....”

Just home from the Hotel SB Icaria, Barcelona, with the following review: Positives Very obliging and courteous staff. Nothing was too much trouble. Room was spacious and regularly cleaned. Bathroom also spacious and well equipped. Breakfast - excellent with a huge choice of food on offer. Breakf… more

Just home from the Hotel SB Icaria, Barcelona, with the following review: Positives Very obliging and courteous staff. Nothing was too much trouble. Room was spacious and regularly cleaned. Bathroom also spacious and well equipped. Breakfast - excellent with a huge choice of food on offer. Breakfast room - a pleasant environment for the start of the day. Location - only 10 minute walk to the beach and very convenient for bus stops. About a 20 minute walk to the Metro. Not so good Our dreams of relaxing by the pool were quickly dashed. Not a single umbrella to shield from the intense Barcelona heat, and very few sun beds and chairs. The sun beds were frequently covered by towels, with no sign of any guests using them. There were covers in the terrace area but apart from a few tables and chairs intended for diners, just a few tired looking sofas, often frequented by smokers, making the area feel a really uncomfortable place to sit. The pool, whilst perfectly adequate in size, was often frequented by gangs of older lads having fun. Fair enough that they were enjoying themselves but at times it felt quite intimidating, making it difficult for younger kids to swim safely as there were often hard balls being thrown around, making the pool feel unsafe. The only access steps into the swimming pool had a supporting pole to hang on to, but not at the usual 90 degrees but I would guess something like 80 degrees, not ideal for less confident swimmers. Including me, so I wasn't able to venture into the swimming pool once, regardless of the ladette parties referred to above. A loose tile reported when our 8 year old slipped when entering the pool didn't seem to be taken seriously. So to summarise, overall a nice hotel, albeit in places a little tired. In our experience, it was spoiled by the outside area, including the pool and the terrace. Surely a few umbrellas around the pool wouldn't be a big deal and they would make a massive difference to the guest experience. As it was, there was really not anywhere to sit and chill back at the hotel when returning from a day out, so we either ended up sitting in reception or up in our room. Such a shame but unlikely to be on our returns list.

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