Sunotel Central

“Barcelona and Sunotel central”

A lovely hotel just off the placa Univeritat, for easy access to the metro and therefore all of the sights in Barcelona. About 10 minutes gentle stroll from the Placa de Catalunya and las Rambles. If you have not been to Barcelona before the I would highly recommend using the official Tour busses w… more

A lovely hotel just off the placa Univeritat, for easy access to the metro and therefore all of the sights in Barcelona. About 10 minutes gentle stroll from the Placa de Catalunya and las Rambles. If you have not been to Barcelona before the I would highly recommend using the official Tour busses which depart from the Placa De Catalunya. I took the company that offered the red route (Southern) and Blue route (Northern). Some of the sights get particularly busy such as Sagrada Familia so I would buy tickets well in advance of your journey. I bought the bus ticket on line which was a simple and easy process and took the 48 hour option to do red one day and blue the next. The trips were fantastic and added some spots to my agenda for the few days I was there. I also purchased a visitor travel card which cost £28 for four days unlimited travel on the metro busses and trams and was well worth it. Barcelona itself was quite busy , particularly on Las Rambles (wouldn’t go there again especially) but the gothic quarter was beautiful and the port set up was fantastic with the Americas cup racing taking place whilst I was there. The views from the Olympic stadium were amazing and gave one an idea of the scale of Barcelona. If you run or walk then it is a great trip from Espanya metro to the top (or take the 150 bus ! ) if it rains then Las Arenas de Barcelona is worth a trip, a converted bull ring with restaurants on the top level. I ate at Mussol on the top floor and my meal of two glasses of wine , a bottle of water , two tapas starters, totato bread and a main of botifara brassa and coffee afterwards came to €34 so pretty good value in my book. I ate in several local restaurants during my stay, there were plenty to choose from within a 10 minute walk of the hotel , but my favourite was La Taberna de la Ronda cerbeceria at Ronda sant Pere, their menu was awesome , very traditional spanish food and polite and efficient staff, and a great meal with a couple of drinks for around €40. The hotel itself was pretty good with very friendly and efficient staff, the rooms were clean and spacious by European city centre hotel standards, breakfast was good and they have a rooftop pool and jacuzzi. If you fancy a beer or a glass of wine there are numerous bars and restaurants within a five minute walk and for those who want to converse with english speaking foreign travellers then I would recommend Scobies Irish bar on the Ronda de la Universitat where an eclectic group of travellers from around the globe seem to converge. I met Americans , Canadians , French , English, German and Irish travellers all keen to chat and share tales of their adventures and background.

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“Great location”

Decent stay for 2 adults having a girls weekend away in Barcelona. Rooms were basic but suitable. Breakfast was nice. Enjoyed sitting on the roof top terrace in the evening. Best part of the hotel was the excellent location. Easy walk to most attractions. Would stay again.

“Not quite what we expected”

We stayed here for 5 night with our 17 and 15 year old. The hotel is quite well situated with La Rambla less than 15 walk away. We were expecting a slightly more modern hotel but that’s not to say the hotel is old. The rooms were actually quite modern. We had to change our room after one night as i… more

We stayed here for 5 night with our 17 and 15 year old. The hotel is quite well situated with La Rambla less than 15 walk away. We were expecting a slightly more modern hotel but that’s not to say the hotel is old. The rooms were actually quite modern. We had to change our room after one night as it smell badly of cigarette smoke as clearly people have smoke in them even though they shouldn’t have. Fortunately they had a room available and we moved into a bigger room. In terms of customer service we can’t fault them. The lobby and the restraint do look dated and probably in need of a bit of a makeover. The breakfasts were okay and it did save us having to look for somewhere for breakfast every morning. We did use the pool on a couple of times, this is a small pool though so don’t expect to swim as such! All in all the stay was very average, the pictures on the website did look better!

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