Barceló Hotel Sants

good overall value for the money

1. Excellent location being above a major train/subway station. the front desk staff spoke good english & very helpful 2. AC was on all day but could not cool down the room. 3. There was no inroom water boiler for hot tea/coffee. there was only one ice machine on 2nd floor but no ice was available (broken)

Great room for th money

It's location is very important. Is very close to all monuments. also is very comfortable.

Very Nice

The Staff was very helpful and worked through the language differences with houmor and a smile. A pleasant surprise as to the size of the room and the bed. Not normal for Europe as a whole. Large and plenty of space to feel comfortable.

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Charmless and shabby

The lobby of Barcelo Hotel Sants is slick and modern, promising updated rooms and stylish interiors, but the actual experience was far less glamorous. The cheap, veneered furniture was nicked and old looking, the bed linens equally tired. The bathroom had loose tiles and mold. The location, directly above a major train station, is convenient for those making connections but there is little of interest in the immediate neighborhood. Unless you are looking for a big, corporate hotel that offers amenities like a fitness center and restaurant with room service, you would do far better in one of the smaller hotels in a more interesting district.

needs alot of improvement

Hotel is very shabby. The lobby is the nicest thing. The beds are very low and hard. Would not recommend.

barcelo sants

Central location but far from beach and Gothic area (about 20-30 min) by metro. Good access to airport and to sarria neighborhood.

Extremely convenient and a great deal

Overall very wonderful.

Get something to eat before you get to the hotel at night.

I was very pleased with the my overall stay but the only thing I was not total happy was the food at the hotel restaurant(excep for the breakfast that was great) It wasn't much to pick from the evening menu and having into consideration that there was not place to eat in the neighborhood it was kind of disappointment to had to go downtown for dinner.

Location Key Feature

A short shuttle train ride from airport puts you in the middle of everything. The hotel sits above central train station with all taxi availability. Rooms are small and beds are hard (typical European). Taxi to the seaport is 15 Euro's. Desk staff is english fluent and ready to help.

Surprisingly Good

With a location above a major train station, we were a little unsure what to expect. However, the hotel is fantastic. Clean, good breakfast, great front dest staff and being a few minutes away to boarding a train or the Metro is a huge plus. We would definitely stay there again.

Great Location for Late Arrival, Not Much Climate Control

I loved the location of this hotel, just above the Sants train station and the metro, as my train from Madrid arrived at 11:30 p.m. A quick train to the airport also leaves from this station every half hour, it is 2-3 stops away. This makes both arrival and departure easy. The front desk was very helpful upon arrival, pointing out all important sights to see on a map. The tourist bus is located just across the street, but will start you out on the blue route - all of the Gaudi sights are on the red route. Keep that in mind. The food was great - room service was very good, restaurants were satisfactory. A reasonably priced breakfast buffet was available on floor E. Rooms were a little dated, but the lobby was modern, all decorated for Christmas. Views from the window were decent. Three English speaking channels were available on TV: CNN, FOX News, and the BBC. An internet cafe is available in the lobby, paid for in 30 and 60 minute increments. An ATM is on floor E. The one thing I didn't like was the poor climate control. I did not see any AC and the heat could never be completely turned off. The windows didn't open either, which meant that even in late Nov/early Dec the room was uncomfortably warm. And yes, mattresses were unusually hard.

Great Hotel, Great location, Great Staff, Happy Experience

The staff spoke good English and was very friendly and helpful. The location was great because you went down stairs below the hotel to reach the subway system. We received great and patient assistance from the desk staff, and managed to get where we were going with no trouble. The train station, with easy access to the airport was also below, but we chose to take a taxi because we had so much cruise baggage. The view was impressive from our room, and the room was top notch. All in all, it was a very pleasant experience in every way.

No air conditioning

The hotel itself was fine, but because the weather was between summer and fall, the hotel automatically shut the AC off to all the rooms and switched to heat, although it was still warm enough outside for the AC. Unfortunately, the rooms have large pane windows which don't open, so it was very stuffy and uncomfortable. After complaining to the hotel staff, they suggested just turning the air system in the room off (although they said they switched to heat, it felt like ambient air when the AC unit was turned on) and it would cool off. It never got below 79 degrees in the room.