2008-09-29
From DA - United Kingdom

A first class hotel, very large comfortable room, beautiful bathroom with the best shower I have ever encountered. Good location, quiet, short walk to nearest Metro station, and well situated for walking to Montjuic and the Palace display fountains. Didn't use the restaurant because it was expensive compared to other local eateries. Easy taxi ride from the airport (24 euros) and always taxis parked outside. Ice making machine hidden on the 3rd floor landing of the fire-escape/stairs (very useful , but took me 3 days to find it). Take the furnicular train from Para-lel Metro stn then the cable-car (7 euros) up Montjuic, great fun. Don't bother with the other cable-car across the harbour, queues can be bad if you don't like standing, also had a power failure on my trip so couldn't make return trip (wasn't bothered about missing return, and got refund). Buy a multi-day Metro travel card, very useful for getting about. Parc Guell is over-rated but Sagrada Familia is fantastic (get there early)

2008-09-05
From Anonymous - Barcelona

very bad smell of sewerage in the room! otherwise ok

2008-09-03
From Christian Legendre - France

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2008-08-08
From Stephen Gibbs - USA

We were surprised how large and nice this hotel was. Our family rented 3 rooms for 3 nights. The rooms were spacious, clean, air conditioned, and surprisingly quiet, even the one near the elevators. The restaurant was expensive so we didn't eat there. The main disadvantage of this compared to other places we have stayed in Italy was the lack of a free breakfast (they wanted €15). However, there was a little bakery shop directly across the street which had a good variety of pastries and drinks. There is not much variety of eating places within 4-6 blocks, although we managed to find places down on Avinguda del Parallel. If you are into fine dining, expect to take a taxi. One great thing about the Fira Palace is that it is just a couple of blocks from la Font Magica in front of the National Art Museum -- on the weekend evenings there are great music+lights shows at the fountain and maybe 1000 people come to see the dancing water & colored lights in synchronization with the music. Happens every half hour in the evening on the weekend. Overall, this was a great hotel for the money, and they were very accommodating with a late checkout and other information. There seem to always be taxis available out front. The neighborhood seemed safe, as we walked around it at night multiple times. The streets around it are cleaner than what you will find in Rome, but probably not as clean as those in your own neighborhood at home. All in all, I would recommend the Fira Palace highly. ------ Advice: Just 3 blocks up was a pickup point for the Bus Turistic, which we used. One comment is use the bus in the early morning because it gets super packed later in the day. Don't make the mistake of getting on the Barcelona Tours bus, which has one loooong route around the city. The Bus Turistic has 3 routes so it is quicker to get to places and to get back home. The bus gives you a good tour of the city in the open air (top level of bus) which was fun.

2008-07-30
From William Rozenblat - France

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2008-03-13
From Tracy James - United Kingdom

My husband was running the barcelona marathon and so we wanted a hotel close to the start. Could not fault The Fira Palace it was 2 mins walk to the start of the marathon at Palaca Esapanya where there is also a metro stop. However if you are a fit and able person only a 15 -20 min walk along Avenida Parallel brings you to the port and Las Ramblas. Found the staff very helpful in providing maps and an adaptor plug. If I decide to run the marathon next year we will definitely stay here again.

2008-03-08
From Anonymous - Barcelona

A good sized room and lovely breakfast. It's not a central hotel and you'll need to get the metro to La Ramblas but it's handy for the Olympic staduim. The service was average. Our room wasn't ready when we arrived.

2008-03-05
From Anonymous - Barcelona

Certainly not a hotel I would recommend if it is your first time in Barcelona and you do not know the city. The location is not in a nice neighbourhood. Unfortunately, doing our stay there was a constant sewage smell coming from the bathroom which did not make the stay more pleasant.

2008-01-01
From Antonio Sanchez Hernandez - Spain

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2006-10-02
From MP - Switzerland

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2006-09-13
From ANDREA BORMIOLI - Italy

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2006-05-11
From Anonymous - Barcelona

Nice hotel, though a bit impersonal. A fair hike into the heart of Barcelona so no use if you wanted to be in the thick of things. I'd wanted to switch off from business in the UK before returning to Australia and I guess I just made the wrong choice. But it was November.

2006-05-03
From Lysbeth Bainbridge - Italy

This hotel is perfectly situated out of the noisy tourist district but convenient to metro to reach almost all important attractions. A casual walk to La Rampla takes about 20 minutes. The hotel is very attractive with huge rooms (each with a lounge area) and large, marble bathrooms (separate shower and tub, two sinks, water closet). The shower has massage jets. We paid around 125 euro a night...deal.

2006-04-03
From Ian Priestley - United Kingdom

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2006-03-15
From Patricia Pratt - United Kingdom

The rooms were spacious, well furnished and clean. Staff dealt promptly with reports of a broken light bulb and a blocked sink.The area felt safe at night. We were confused by the statement from Venere that "Breakfast is included in the price for guests checking in before August 31st." Needless to say it wasnt true!