Grand Hotel Central Barcelona

We stayed there for a couple of nights and we keep an extraordinary goos impression of this hotel!

We were there to see Barcelona. We arrived 3 hours early but hotel checked us in no problem. They advised us since we were there only 2 days the best places to go see and even arranged transportation to those places.

In between the Gothic Quarter and Born, this swank hotel, with candles every evening in the lobby, is an oasis of comfort. Included breakfast was a diverse variety of food. Rooms all with electronic window blinds.

The Grand Hotel Central Barcelona is an upscale hotel with all up-to-date state-of-the-art amenities in an older building with a lot of charm and character. It is right across the old Barcelona wall from the Roman times and the location couldnt be better. Very close to the major old sections of the city: Gothic and Born. Easy walk to La Rambla. The staff is simply terrific. Multi-lingual and very efficient and knowledgeable. If there is one thing we would have liked is better lighting in the room. The behind-the mirrors' lighting strip was inoperative; but overall a superb place.

This was one of the nicest hotels I have stayed at in Europe and it was a pleasure to stay there 6 nights in mid-March. The hotel is very modern inside (blacks, greys, mood lighting etc) and was kept spotless. The hotel staff was super helpful and fluent in English. The rooms were good sized and had nice lighting, hardwood floors and very comfortable beds. The room also had blackout shades that really worked so we slept in later than we thought several mornings. The bathrooms had a nice shower/tub and very good water pressure as well as lots of hot water.The hotel re-stocked free water and a few beverages in a mini-fridge daily and a comfy robe and flip flops for relaxing in the room or heading up to the pool (in nice weather). It also had a great gym and a beautiful rooftop Infiniti pool, although it was too cool to swim when we were there. One of the nicest things about the hotel was, as it's name suggests, was its central location. It was just a short walk to restaurants and many sites and, for those farther away, the metro stop was just a few steps outside the hotel. Overall, I would recommend this hotel to other travelers in a heartbeat and, if I get back to Barcelona, it will be nice to return to the Grand Hotel again.

I have traveled a lot, and this was one of the best hotel experiences I have ever had. The staff could not have been nicer and more attentive, they were very multi-lingual--I saw one desk person switch from english to spanish to french without missing a beat. They honestly made me feel welcome, and that they were happy to see me in their establishment. And if you are a design lover this is the hotel for you! The combined beauty and functionality of the design was spectacular. It had a real "Barcelona" feel, as Barcelona is such a design forward city. And the staff seemed to be sincerely proud of it. The rooftop pool was a great place to hang out on hot afternoons, have a cool drink, and look out over the city. The only problem was that once I was at the pool, I didn't want to leave. The hotel is very centrally located to the Bari Gotic and the Born neighborhoods, so it was easy to find my way around and then come back for a break. I hardly used my metro card as almost everything was within a 10 to 15 minute walk. When I did use the metro, it was easy, since there are two stations a very short distance from the hotel. Since this was my first time in Barcelona, it was a great home base. I also had a massage with Carolina while I was there, the spa was a lovely little room and the massage was great, I was feeling exhausted mid-week, and it was a great rejuvenator. I highly recommend it. Overall I can not recommend the hotel enough, and I intend to stay there when I return. It may be a bit pricey for some travelers, I am often a budget minded traveler myself. If you are wondering if it is worth it--it really is!

The hotel location was ideal for shopping, sightseeing and dining. We were able to walk to most everything right from the hotel front door, the hotel staff was responsive and polite (they gave us an excellent restaurant suggestion), the rooms are super neat and clean (I'm very picky that way), the beds are actually comfortable and the breakfast buffet in the hotel restaurant, Avalon Cafe, provided a really delicious buffet with a great spread of hot and cold breakfast items, including cappuccino! Despite it's central location in the city, our room on the 3rd floor was quiet. I would definitely stay there again during our next trip to Barcelona.

We loved everything about this hotel...we would stay here again in a second!!!! This hotel is in the perfect location...close to the metro, we walked everywhere though!! The hotel's breakfast is wonderful and one would not even need to have lunch after enjoying this meal. Our room was very clean and quite large. The staff was very friendly and most helpful!! We stayed for 6 nights and loved every minute of it!!!

Brilliant in every way - location, service, facilities, comfort!

Perfect - awesome swimming pool, excellent service, great facilities, perfect location.