stayed in this hotel sept 15 to 18. we flew to girona, and drove down to hotel, 1st problem.... car park is tiny and cramped and at 22 euro a night, certainly took the shine off the cheap rates we paid for this stay (100 euro/night double room) this hotel is central, 10 min walk to las ramblas( you have... more

As the title suggests, it was OK, but just that. The hotel is rated 4-star, but as with all star-ratings, you never quite know what you're going to end up with. As locations go it is pretty good. Right next to a metro station, and only 30 mins from the airport (costing 70 cents if you get the 10-journey ticket,... more

We stayed 3 nights at Barcelona Universal Hotel August 15-18 and had a great stay. The fee was 121 EUR including breakfast. This was a reasonable price considering the modern and clean room, the wonderful roof terrace with pool and sundeck, the friendly staff and the good location of the hotel. When booking the hotel we asked for a room... more

We stayed for 3 nights early august with a one year old, so we requested a suitable room and were allocated a great sized room with a sliding door between the sofa bed/dressing area and the main bedroom. unfortunately we had no view but looked at the adjacent room on the corner of the building which therefore had 3 windows... more

My girlfriend and I stayed in The Universal for three nights in the middle of August. On arriving to the hotel we noticed that the area that it is situated in looks a small bit dodgey but we soon got over that. The staff at check in were extremely friendly and helpful. No problems there. The rooms themselves were spacious... more

This is a great hotel. It is right next to the metro station and a short walk from the Ramblas. The hotel is clean and pretty much has anything that one would want in a city. The gym is quite small as is the pool but i guess they serve their purpose. The area directly round the hotel isn't the... more

Had three nights in this hotel after reading all the reviews and was not disapointed. got the train( renfe) from the airport to Barcelona sants.you then require another ticket for the metro and then got the metro train to paral-lel , Station is right outside the hotel. more

I went there on August 2008 with some friends ! It is well located,just for young people who want to go out they have to take the metro because the good places to make party are in the Port Olympic and that's quite far away. but you can always take the taxi which is not expensive ! the hotel is... more

Excellent hotel and highly recommended. The hotel, itself is situated about a €23 taxi ride from the airport and this is the only drawback. It is located a 10 min walk from the gorgeous Port Vell and the beginning of Las Ramblas, the main tourist thoroughfare in Barcelona. The area around the hotel is quite run-down and there are many... more