If you are reading this, chances are you are going on a business trip with work, in which case you will have no choice but go. If you are travelling independently then choose somewhere else. I was with my company , 70 of us in total. Some rooms had tea making facilities but mine didn't. I asked if I could have a kettle but was told this was not possible. Being very English and unable to do without my morning tea, I went out and bought a kettle. I purchased a glass of milk from the bar (5 euros) and left it in my minibar fridge. When I returned after lunch, the chambermaid had disposed of the milk! Unbelievable, our total bill for the few days was over 50,000 euros and they would not do the smallest thing to assist. I would not bother mentioning this small incident except that it was typical of most of the staff. For such an average hotel ,they were unhelpful bordering on rude.

We stayed at the Princess Sofia Hotel during a business trip in October, 2005. The hotel was clean and located next to the stadium, in a business section of the city. Not convenient for any tourism at all. The metro was just a few blocks away but there was just no "atmosphere". The rooms were ok but not great, the concierge was very unhelpful and the waiter in the bar just about as unfriendly a guy as I have ever met in hotels. I got the most help from the car valets and bellmen. I thought the hotel water would be ok, but it turned out not to be. Fortunately, there was a friendly pharmacy (big green cross on all their signs) next door who fixed me up. If you go to Barcelona, stay somewhere else. PS-- Try not to miss seeing the Parc Guell by Gaudi. It was one of the most amazing places I've ever been.

me and my brother stayed 3 nights and found the staff to be helpful and friendly at all times We stayed 26th til 29th Loved the view We go to see Barca play a lot so have stayed in a few other hotels We defo going back James Dublin Ireland

I stayed at this hotel for 2 nights (which was 2 nights too many in my opinion). Having moved from another hotel near the Rambla ("H10 Universitat Hotel": great location, charming staff, modern, good value, "Would Sir like a glass of Cava?" greeting immediately upon arrival), I was thoroughly disappointed with the Princesa Sofia which I found to be a big, charmless, corporate monstrosity straight out of the 70s in dire need of a complete re-vamp. Either that or a bomb! A soul-less affair with no character or ambience whatsoever. Unfortunately, I was stuck there on business for 50 hours without leaving the hotel and the room service food was frankly quite awful! And there was no fixed-line broadband internet access from the rooms either. It was either high-speed wi-fi in the business centre or analogue room access only. Like going back to the Dark Ages. Bathroom not good - old-fashioned, no natural light, gloomy. Room not much better. Stay away! You can do far, far better than this place. Note my H10 recommendation above.