This hotel has a central location and yet away from the noise. We stayed at the corner room (rm#118) which gives us a nice view of the la ciudadela park right across the street and also the Arc de Triomphe. According to Frommer's this hotel is fairly new, constructed only in 2005 I think. Rooms are clean and contemporary. It has AC and flat screen TV, only that all the channels are in Spanish. My only compaints is that there are no telephones and safe inside the rooms. At night you can hear the noise when they close the restaurant and then again early in the morning when they open. For breakfast it is convenient to get a cup of cappucino & croissant, for 2 people we paid only about 5Euro, which is not bad. We did not eat dinner or lunch there but they seem to have a good menu, they are mostly busy at lunch time. If you are interested in biking around Barcelona you can rent from ---.... they have a station right outside of the hotel but you will have to get the ticket online. If not the Turistic bus is a good option, 23Euro for 2 days or 19Euro for 1 day.

Nice hotel. Good location. Quite and next to Ciudadela park, which is a great place to walk and relax. It is a fifteen minute walk from Ramblas. It is also a five minute away from a Touristic Bus stop if you are interested to take this two day tour around the city. Would recommend it for a short stay. But becareful when coming late, staff close the entrance at night, which means ringing teh bell and waiting for them to open.

This little hotel has a nice and convenient location, central but away from the some of the noise. I was surprised at how nicely decorated and clean the rooms were. There is also a nice restaurant on site so you do not have to hunt a good place to have dinner if you do not want to. The staff was friendly and helpful but maybe a little distracted since the lobby and restaurant are in the same place. The only problem we had was when we after a long day came back to the hotel and wanted to order only coffee and desert. One waiter first gave us the menu but then another waiter came and told us we had to move out to a dirty table on the street corner. We were surprised since there were plenty of tables available in the "nicer section", but did what he asked. He then slammed one cup of coffee on our table and didn't ever bother to take our order. We were tired and in our frustration got up and left. After that point everyone treated us like a air. It was not a good last night of our trip.

We visited Barcelona for 6 days and prior to our visit could not find a hotel with vacancies in the heart of the City Centre. Once we arrived we realised why...they was a mobile phone exhibition taking place which meant all the hotels were fully booked, particularly the one's around Las Ramblas. However, this 'gem' of a place proved to be perfect and in my opinion located in a much nicer part of the city. The metro system is a cheap, hassle free way to get around (if you are staying a few days I would recommend getting a 10 trip metro pass for 6.90 Euros.) From the hotel there is a small walk to the 'Arc de Triomph' station but then you can hop on a train to anywhere in the city in minutes...Brilliant!! The hotel itself overlooks Cuitadella Park and the Zoo Museum. We stayed in room 103 and the view was perfect, no night noise either which is another bonus at staying at this location. For eating out I would recommend 'Colors' which was a fantastic restaurant on C/Princesa...A fantastic eating experience and superb value for money. A bottle of wine a mere 7 Euros and most main courses are 14-18 Euros all served and presented in style!! I would definately return to Barcelona and would definately want to stay here again!!