Absolutely lovely hotel- close to public transport links and easy access to the airport too. The hotel is pristine and the room was spacious and well-equipped. The hotel is a 35 minute walk to La Rambla and a 40 minute walk to the beach- with lots of bars, coffee shops and restaurants that you can visit along the way. The perfect place for a city break!
I stayed at the Ofelias Hotel in November 2022. We travelled as a couple. Location: The hotel is situated perfectly near Placa de Espanya monument/roundabout. It opposite the road from the Arenas Barcelona Mall. The train station is 3minutes walk away. So in reflection this is a perfect location for food, drinks and public transport. For example. I visited the Sagrada Familia, Casa Mila and Casa Batlo. All approximately 15minutes maximum by Metro. Get a multi-day pass as its much easier and cheaper to get around. The area is a shopping and restaurant area. This means, at peak times, it can be noisy (people eating outside etc). But it is not impossible to sleep and did not cause a nuisance even when I left my balcony door open for air in the evening. Facilities: The hotel itself is very pretty. Beautifully designed as well as decorated. The decor has certainly got the wow factor both in the lobby and in the rooms. It is well maintained, the hotel is clean and my room was made daily. I did not check out breakfast (as I decided I wanted to eat at the local Cafe Tatela *which I recommend*) and I did not check out the roof pool. The hotel is boutique so doesn not have a gym. BUT if you really want a gym, there is a Synergym 2minutes walk around the corner. As a traveller, I got the 7 day pass and it was perfect! Staff/Check-in: Very friendly and helpful staff. They were able to help with all of my queries and accomodate requests as required. Thank you to you all. Room: The room was a lovely size, light, airy and perfect for luggage as well as general space. There is cupboard space for hanging clothes, a big TV The bathroom is seperated nicely if there was more than one person eg. sink outside, seperate shower and seperate toilet. This is great! The shower and ammenities provided were perfect! Food/restaurant: I did not have breakfast here. So cannot comment. Summary: I really enjoyed staying at the Ofelias. I would come back and stay here with no hesitation. Its a perfect mix of beauty, quirkiness, location and lovely hospitality. Things to be aware of: The bed was firm. Some may like this, but the first night was a little uncomfy. Got used to it in the end. The climate control is wierd. I reported twice that it was not coming on/working. But from what I understood from staff, it is synchronized with the hotel climate control. I was quite hot during the night as it would not come on. So had to open the window. So I am hoping in the summer this improves. …
Very expensive for what it was , the view out of window is neigbours balconies and washing lines , so keep curtains closed the whole time , room did not have adequate storage at all , , no plugs next to bed across the other side of room , room small and so badly planned out , no where to put anything , breakfast was the same things everyday and not worth the money at all , staff were not friendly and hardly smiled apart from one young man whose name we didn’t get sadly but he spent ages telling us places to go and showed us on the map as well , so thank you to him for his kindness , but otherwise no smiles from staff , one word answers and even had to pay for 2 bottles of water even though we didn’t have any all week only the day we arrived and I’m sure as standard a bottle of water is put daily in rooms , very bad stay would not recommend . Pillows and mattress also uncomfortable, just not a good stay and quite far from centre don’t be fooled !!…
My husband and I traveled from Massachusetts to Barcelona not knowing what to expect as far as language differences, etc. We were met by friendly people who did their best to accommodate our needs. We were traveling with a transfer chair and, at the last minute, one of the wheels broke. Unfortunately the chair was really needed, but could not be repaired in time for us to leave on the cruise we had booked. We called around for help with no success, but the receptionist on the desk that night called a few people she knew and before we knew it, a chair to borrow for the week of our cruise was arranged. The rooms were clean, the hotel was located near public transport, and many good restaurants were nearby. Thank you, Ophelias Hotel for a very nice stay.
I stayed three nights at this hotel, it was nice decor but the rooms are quite small and don’t think the quality quite matches the price. Especially since on the second day I started noticing small bites over my shoulders, face and arms, all the parts exposed at night. I thought it might be from being biten whilst out for dinner by midges but the following day I had even more bite marks, and we all know what kind of insects might have left those bites. If I was not checking out that day I would have asked to be moved but I did inform hotel on check out they urgently need to inspect the room. Returning home I have had to throw out cases, steam clean at height temperatures all my clothes which has ruined some of them as I wanted to be sure nothing had hitched a ride home with me. Overall pretty stressful experience and I would not return. There is also the smell of drains at reception.…
The Hotel interior design is very elegant and of very good taste. Nice location, central but not noisy. The security is good : you need your room key to use the elevator and stairs. The perfume smell of the lobby is a little too harsh. Nice mint/lemon water with sweets offered at the reception. Staff is very helpful, competent and fluent in English. The room is big, luminous and clean. The bed is very comfortable. We also had bath robes and slippers in the bathroom which is nice. Would have been more practical if the light switch of the bath room was inside or more near. Also a coffee machine in the room would have been a nice plus. The daily challenge at breakfast was to open the little butter plastics. But… breakfast was impeccable : everything was fresh and nice. Crispy bacon, eggs, good bread, fresh fruit, cheese and charcuterie, salmon, fresh juices… 5 star breakfast. We will definitely come back.…
There is an awful smell in the lobby. Really disgusting. This was reported weeks ago from other travellers but it has not changed. View is not astonishing but hey. Breakfast is a rip off. Nice cafe around the corner can help. Close to the gay area of Barcelona. So not all is bad.
Only stayed for one night, but the room was lovely and spacious and the hotel is well-located. Would definitely stay here again if the location suits. Just a note that the bathroom layout is a bit unconventional and is probably best for comfortable travel buddies.
Stayed here for 2 nights this week and loved it a little bit away from the main strip but lovely all round looking forward to staying here again very secure very chic boutique the way it's designed extremely comfy bed and helpful staff
We had a two night stay in February. The hotel is clean, modern has a boutique feel about it. The staff and the team are friendly, courteous and very helpful. The rooftop pool area is a great little suntrap.
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