Just returned from Barcelona and stayed at the Hotel Peninsular - was a little nervous going into the trip because of some of the bad reviews on this site...but I have to say the hotel was excellent overall. The staff was very courteous and helpful, the location was ideal right off the main tourist area of La Rambla - and... more

Read reviews prior to travel and we were apprehensive. However, upon our arrival, the hotel was clean and the staff both friendly and professional. The location of the hotel was perfect for site seeing, transport(Metro). We would certainly use the same hotel and enjoyed our Barcelona experience totally. more

Basic but great! Beautiful building, great location, very friendly staff. We were very happy with our stay, the people at the front desk where very friendly and helpful. Overall great value and I would definelty stay here again and would recommend it. more

My husband and I travel quit a bit, but this is one hotel I will not return to. The showers went from scalding hot to ice cold no matter what time of day. Neither of us had a comfortable water temperature for showering during the 4 days we were there. The street is very shady, in fact someone attempted to... more

to be honest, coming down the lane to this hotel at half 11 on the first night did not feel most comfortable at all. it was quite sleazy in a way. but once we got into the hotel i actually felt very safe straight away. even though our room was on the bottom floor, quite smelly and nearly windowless it... more

I am a person that likes heat but this place was too much even for me. The air conditioning did not work and the street was too noisy and smelly to open the window, even though we were on the top floor. I complained but got no where. I read a review on tripadvisor that warned me about the lack... more

After reading some of the reviews, I was a little hesitant about staying here. But the hotel is fine. The staff are friendly, the rooms are clean but basic. Breakfast is ok, not great, but fine and the rolls are not stale. Everything you need and a very good location. As to the smell referred to in one of the... more

We chose the peninsular hotel because of the location and price.... A girls weekend to celebrate a special birthday, we arrived late on Saturday night, and Jose Antonio was very welcoming. We had an insight into the seedy streets of Barcelona on the way to the hotel as the main access roads were closed due to the big festival !... more

The hotel is in a good location, just off Las Ramblas and near metro stops, shopping, bars and restaurants. Breakfast that is provided consists of two stale rolls, a stale muffin, juice and coffee. After changing rooms twice, I noticed that the rooms have a very bad funky smell, like the sewer is backed up or something. I actually went... more