EspaÃ±a Hotel Barcelona

Superior 4*

Location: Las Ramblas

Address:

Sant Pau 9 11
barcelona 08001

Phone: +935500000

Fax: +934453223

Hotel Information

Hotel Overview

This charming hotel situated in a historic 19th century building is considered a small gem by many, blending Catalan Modernism with contemporary style interior design. The hotel's restaurant is under the management by renowned Spanish chef MartÃn Berasategui, a must for gourmets. The famous Ramblas, PlaÃ§a de Catalunya and Passeig de GrÃ cia are just a few steps away from the hotel.

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Reviews

Rating	Positive Points	Negative Points	Reviewer	Stayed
2.0 star rating				21 March 2008
3.5 star rating				20 April 2008
3.0 star rating				19 May 2008
4.0 star rating				26 May 2008
4.5 star rating				21 May 2008
3.5 star rating				19 June 2008
5.0 star rating				02 July 2008
4.5 star rating				21 July 2008
4.0 star rating				23 July 2008
4.0 star rating	It was Cheap and Cheerful, all we wanted was a base and it suited our needs.			01 September 2008
4.0 star rating	The airconditioning was very good!	The water of the shower did not have a stable temperature.		25 August 2008
4.0 star rating	Very helpful reception staff, clean and air conditioned! A beautiful building and right in the middle of Barcelona.	Our room only had a window out into the inner courtyard but it wasn't a major problem.		09 September 2008
3.5 star rating	Very central	Would have liked to have been shown to room, it was very difficult to find		17 September 2008
3.0 star rating	Very interesting architecture inside the public rooms.	Some taxi drivers will not drive up this street to the hotel so we had to carry our luggage for about 50 metres. We were then robbed at the hotel entrance. Apparently this happened to another couple only a month previously. The police advised us that this is a bad location. There were about 50 tourists at the police station all with similar stories. Something needs to be done to minimise this in Barcelona.		10 September 2008
4.0 star rating	Friendly environment and always felt safe. Very good positioning within Barcelona, easy access to everything. Decor amazing in the reception and dining area. Rooms clean and tidy with air-con, much needed!!! I would stay again.	Breakfast choice was a little limited. Having stayed there five nights, and five breakfasts, it would have been nice to have something more than joghurt, cheese, ham, bread, croissant and cakes. Some may say good, but after five days ?!?! Some balconies would have been tricky for families with young children, especially in buggies.		25 September 2008
3.5 star rating	very beautiful design ,staff very kind ,good location.	breakfast can be better, coffee terrible ,in april closing down for two years		23 September 2008
3.0 star rating	Good location for The Ramblers - if that's what you want.	A bit like a prison with inward balconies, echoes and very noisy.		26 September 2008
4.0 star rating	Good situation for exploring the city being right next to the Ramblas. Staff were all very helpful and pleasant.	Very noisy at night seemed to be a constant stream of people passing by outside the window all night.		05 October 2008
2.0 star rating	The hotel was in a central location so this was spot on.	The hotel however was not so great due to the room being of a very low standard and very noisy. We were able to hear every detail of conversations in the rooms around us and every toilet flush. The finish of our room was like something out of the 1960's and I would not recommend the hotel to anyone. I was only glad that the bedding was clean even if the room was not.		02 October 2008
4.0 star rating	The reception and dining areas are beautiful. The common areas are also very nice. The bathroom was exceptional and the whole place was exceedingly clean. The beds were comfortable too.	The room itself was badly in need of decoration and very cramped, it appeared that the idea was to get as many beds in as little space as possible. To be fair though we were only there two night and spent very littl time in the room so it was adequate.		10 October 2008
4.0 star rating	The hotel was easy to find just off the Ramblas down a side street, easy check in and front staff excellent. Excellent facilities around especially the Ramblas and only a short walk to the Port and Marina to see all Yachts both small and very big. Out of hotel and turn right towards The Ramblas is a brilliant Irish Bar, made welcome here as the Irish do!!	The hotel has old furniture in it and has had some improvements done but final works hopefully to be done in the near future. Corridors could be noisy at night with latecomers coming in.		11 October 2008
5.0 star rating	This hotel is in a fabulous location, the desk staff were friendly and efficient, the room was immaculately clean as was the rest of the hotel, it's charming and full of character.	Very noisy late at night (people walking overhead and wheeling cases etc) due to the floors being marble etc		03 October 2008
3.5 star rating	exerlent location. reception staff v helpful.	starting to look abit shabby, doors/windows could do with a lick of paint.		04 October 2008
2.5 star rating	The staff were all helpful and attentive.	The bathroom was not fit for purpose. The shower was the worst that I can recall in a hotel. The toilet facilities were poor.		13 October 2008
3.5 star rating	Fun atrium. Central. Pleasant desk staff.	I booked two rooms for for of us. The 4th floor room smelled of drains. The Ist floor room was fine.		27 October 2008
2.5 star rating	Good position for Ramblas and St Joseph Market	Room opposite our friends being used as a knocking shop. Noisey school parties shouting and running around late at night and in the early hours of the morning(not English Kids who were well behaved) No bar facilities this was not mentioned in the hotel information.		29 October 2008
4.0 star rating	very central.Staff very friendly & helpful	unable to open window as led to open acess for anyone through central public area		31 October 2008
3.0 star rating	Friendly staff, no problem with english, very good localisation	Restaurant was closed in the morning for breakfast. On second night checked-in large group of german youths, they were partying very loud and they have played in football on corridor until late midnight, that was no staff reaction on that. Room was very dusty, bathroom remember better times, especially shower. There is no carpets in the room. From my window i couldnt see nothing. Big heavy windows which can be opened only by somebody strong. I think that is what i can get for 142 GBP for 3 nights.		17 November 2008
4.0 star rating	rooms need updating hotel was very noisy as all the floors are tiles and you can hear every noise			17 November 2008
2.5 star rating	Easy check in process. Friendly Staff. No language issues. Good central location. Easy to find.	Rooms are very very basic. En-suite facilities not great. ok for 1 or 2 night stay but no longer. Caters for large groups of school trips which are very noisy. Decor could do with refurbishment. If I go back to Barcelona I will be looking for a different hotel.		17 November 2008
3.5 star rating	Friendly, comfortable budget hotel!	None		26 November 2008
4.5 star rating	Good position just off La Ramblas.Unusual decor,designed by Montana who designed the beautiful Music palau.All tiles mosaics wall paintings etc .Beautiful dining room and breakfast room Next to Liceau theatre.Would stay there again.			29 November 2008
3.5 star rating	Ideal location - right in the centre of Barcelona For a long weekend, hotel was adequate and the price was very reasonable.	The hotel itself was very noisy and there were a number of individual parties going on till 6am. Didn't get much sleep.		25 November 2008
4.0 star rating	Fantastic characterful old building in the heart of Barcelona			21 November 2008
2.5 star rating	Great location for sight seeing	Don't think hotel had been udated since it was built.....very very basic		12 December 2008
3.5 star rating	All in all the hotel was suitable for our requirements for a short holiday break-5 days.The staff were very friendly, helpfull and polite.The room we had was very clean and linen / towels changed daily. The food offered was a continental breakfast in with the price and was very adequate for our needs.	Possibly tea/coffee making facilites in the room would be an advantage-after a long day out sightsee-ing.		05 December 2008
4.5 star rating	Friendly Staff, Simple breakfast, Good Location, Central Heating, comfortable beds, clean	No Kettle for tea etc		06 December 2008
4.5 star rating	From the minute we booked into the hotel we found all members of staff very friendly and only too glad to help when we needed it.	Although the hotel was ideally situated close to the Ramblas on the right, to the left of the hotel it was a bit seedy but it would not deter us from going back to Hotel Espana again.		06 December 2008
4.0 star rating	Well presented and clean throughout, excellent value for money.	Fairly basic, shower did not work very well.		15 December 2008
3.5 star rating	Location was great and beautiful dining room/entrance hall (dining room designed by famous Barcelona names of the 1900's)	Our room was in the more modern ajoining annex, so unfortunately we had no window to the outside and the room was drab and depressing. No possibility of getting anything to drink except for a vending machine, and the only English speaking TV channel was CNN		05 January 2009
4.5 star rating	The hotel was nothing special, but good location and good value for money.			13 January 2009
4.0 star rating	Very clean, staff all helpful.	Needs a lick of paint !		01 February 2009
4.0 star rating	Very clean. Beautiful, interesting, historic building "shabby chic". Very central, within walking distance of main attractions. Room fairly basic but perfectly adequate. I would stay here again and recommend to others.	Reception not very smiley. Not offering any advice etc. Bar and restaurant not open - it was January, though. Breakfast OK but not much variety.		28 January 2009
2.5 star rating	Very central	Needs care and attention	Faded	06 March 2009
2.5 star rating	central bathrooms nice	full of teenagers on school trips - very noisy rooms very basic breakfast like having school dinners		01 April 2009
2.5 star rating	I would recommend this hotel only to students.	the hotel was full of students and at night and in the early hours of the morning they ran around making alot of noise making it difficult to sleep. I would not recommend this hotel for this reason. the breakfast had no fresh fruit or cereal and the orange juice was frequently empty		04 April 2009
4.0 star rating	great position. good breakfast. rooms clean and adequate for short stay. building, decor and architecture very impressive.	bathroom extractor fan very noisey. view from room not brilliant.	anthony twist	11 April 2009
2.5 star rating		They charged for the use of the safety box.		14 April 2009
3.5 star rating	Location great for short break in Barcelona. Relatively cheap compared to alternatives for a family of four requiring 2 rooms. Requested two rooms adjacent to each other which was given, although separated by corridor. Buffet breakfast adequate with unlimited amounts, which was useful with a family with large appetites.	Room given received no natural sunlight and looked out another window, despite request for rooms with a view if possible. Pervading smell of drains at times , particulalry in rooms in the late evening. Staff notable in the brevity of information given, information re breakfast times not volunteered at booking or any other useful resources for visitors. Several notices re restriction on guests eating own food, however TV lounge occupied by younger guests each evening eating food. Not really bothered , as can see why they would choose to do this as eating out so expensive , so why not drop the notices!		24 April 2009
3.5 star rating	After we complained about the first room we were given, the hotel staff found us another room for the second night until the rest of our stay. This room was lovely and, for this reason, I would visit the hotel again, but only if I could be sure not to get a room like the first one!! It is ideally situated, very close to the Ramblers. The breakfast was lovely.	The room we were initially given was absolutly aweful. It smelt. There was no natural light and no windows to the outside, only to the interior of the hotel. It was very run down and seemed dirty. Even the beds smelt.	Deb	30 April 2009
3.0 star rating		The breakfast room was a shambles. There was one girl working but not working hard enough...when we arrived for breakfast all of the empty tables had used plates,cups, etc on them (why didn't she clear them away?) and there was very little food available to eat (why didn't she kep the table stocked?). VERY POOR.		24 April 2009
3.0 star rating		Rooms overlooking the road are very very noisy.		21 May 2009
4.0 star rating	Location, location, location - it was perfect		Irish Girls	22 May 2009
3.5 star rating	Quality of the food was high and the public rooms in the hotel where well designed( they are actually mentioned in some tourist pamphlets as a great example of their kind).The hotel is situated only 100 yards from Las Ramblas.	The room was small with no coffee/tea making facilities.	Single traveller	15 May 2009
4.0 star rating	great location hotel just off la rambla. loads of character and charm.	would have liked to finish evening there with a nice glass of wine but as no bar area we had to go to a nearby place instead.		15 May 2009
3.0 star rating	Great location, nice cold aircon, quaint	rude staff, small room	Capester73	01 June 2009
3.5 star rating		Too much noise and echo facilitated by the outside area of the hotel.		02 June 2009
3.0 star rating	It is of architectural significance and some of the interior decoration of the public areas is very attractive but not well-cared for. The gentleman who seemed to be on reception most of the time was friendly and helpful. The croissants at breakfast were excellent (but the rest of the breakfast was not). The location is very convenient, being within walking distance of the airport bus terminus and ideally placed for sight-seeing.	The room was very small with just space for two single beds pushed together and a few cheap bits of furniture (quite unlike the photo on the hotel's website). The en suite was very basic with no complimentary toiletries, no bath mat, no hooks and a shower head that just hung squirting water down the wall. The breakfast was equally disappointing - industrial quality fruit juice, just-about acceptable coffee from a push-button machine and a buffet that consisted of only very ordinary ham and cheese.	SteveB21	17 June 2009
4.5 star rating	Well situated to explore Barcelona, clean comfortable accomodation, good breakfast to start the day.		Jim and Jan	02 July 2009
4.0 star rating	the hotel is in a prime location halfway along las ramblas and with a metro station just at the end of the road which makes it a perfect base for all activities. there's maid service everyday and the rooms are a decent size with a good bathroom.	due to the design of the hotel there is an exceptional echo so at night you can hear every little noise and every door being opened and closed.		16 July 2009
2.0 star rating	The location of the hotel.	We had to change room once because the first one offered was insulting. Hot water was out of service for one day. I left a pair of trousers in the room and I never recovered them. The staff was merely functional.		18 July 2009
2.5 star rating	Very beautiful		Rosa	28 August 2009
3.0 star rating	Location was ideal for tourist attractions. The dining area was lovely & it was good that there was always someone at the front desk, no matter what time we went past.	The rooms weren't the best (beds were camping bed style). But then we weren't planning on spending much time in the room so it didn't matter too much.		27 August 2009
3.5 star rating	Really close to the city, clean. Air condition works. Moderate price.	The breakfast standard is rather low by deault, and even that isn't followed. Happend more days, that they were out of juice and bread (!) at one hour before the end of breakfast time. No hook for towles in the bathroom. The only elevator is not reliable.	Greco	02 September 2009
4.5 star rating	i went there with my wife and we really enjoyed our stay in this hotel ....actually we stayed just for a night but it has been very easy to commute there . I'm not used to leave comments about hotels but it deserve it. It was AMEZING.		rikoks	04 January 2011
5.0 star rating	Fantastic location, very central and pleasant. Clean, great decor. A historic building worth a vist to the bar. Rooms are nicely ddecorated and very comfortable with all good amenities. Loved it!	Due to its location in the very center of town/buildings there is limited natural light ie windows in the rooms.		06 March 2012
5.0 star rating	The hotel is a modern and very classy. When we arrived at the hotel we were amazed at the modern and quality feel of the hotel. All staff where very friendly and helpful. The rooms where exellent and I cannot fault the hotel at all. We definitly will be staying here again.		Springer	11 September 2012
4.5 star rating	Great central location. Beautiful building. Rooms very modern and clean. Rooftop bar and pool were excellent. Would return.	Room was quite small. Toilet cubicle was very narrow meaning you couldn't really shut the door whilst using the toilet if you were taller than 5ft 5 (which we both are).		11 July 2013
3.5 star rating	Beautiful building and a great location. The room was nicely modern, but not large. Free Wifi is a nice change from some rip-off hotels. We had robes and slippers as well as free soft drinks and snacks in the Deluxe room.	The large rectangular wash basin was very attractive, but totally impractical, it took up almost all the counter top and was only about 1.5" (37cm) deep, so very hard to use. The breakfast buffet was all cold and a very limited choice, one of the poorest I have had in a long time, you could pay extra for cooked items. We ate in the restaurant one evening and found the menu to be limited and the meal was really mediocre with no side dishes served with the main course, on top of which I got a mild case of food poisoning, I suspect from the four skinny prawns which formed part of my starter.		21 September 2013
4.0 star rating	Location, facilities, "feeling"	Expressive brekfast!		22 October 2013