Hesperia Sant Joan Suites

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Far away from everything

This was a fairly decent hotel for the price but it was ridiculously far away from everything we wanted to see and do - just a warning for anyone wanting to go to old Barcelona and Las Ramblas etc. Also there was a lot of construction work going on right outside the hotel so it was loud the whole extent of our stay.

Service with a Snarl

English-speaking tourists beware! Although the night staff of this hotel appears to be highly proficient in the English language, they appear to resent having to use it. We found the evening desk clerk to be sarcastic and at times, insulting. Since the Hotel restaurant is closed on weekends, we had to seek food elsewhere. There are no decent restraunts within walking-distance for families with children, so we ordered pizza to be delivered using a firm that the Hotel recommended. They refused to place the order for us (even though the employee answering the pizza company's phone could not speak English), and when 1 of the pizzas arrived burned, they initially refused to help us communicate with the restaurant. They only did so begrudgingly after the restaurant asked that I have them call. 90 minutes later, we got our replacement pizza. If you want to drink a beverage from the honor bar, you have to take it down to the front desk to use a bottle opener. The Hotel is located off of the highway, in an area undergoing a lot of construction, so it is very isolated. We stayed 1 Saturday night, and heard what sounded like fireworks going off and several loud explosions during the night. To get to the Metro, one has to walk about 7 blocks to get to a tram station with an automated ticket booth (be sure to have lots of change or a credit card with a PIN number, and again, brush up on your Spanish, as there are no other languages offered by the machine) and ride the tram to the closest Metro station. We wound up hiking back to the Hotel and taking a taxi into town-about 13 euros. I would NOT recommend this hotel to families or anyone who would like easy access to dining or transport into downtown Barcelona. We did not feel particularly safe here, and the night staff was very inhospitable.

from California's perspective

It is about 35 minutes by TRAM and METRO to get to downtown. NOTHING close as far as resturants! Hotel is in a residential area. We were hoping to be closer to downtown but worked out okay cause TRAM was close.

Strange and Dirty

The room was a strange setup with a kitchenette and a separate bedroom. Cleanliness was the big issue. It looked like noone had stayed in the room for 2 weeks or more. Dustballs, stale air, and worst of all, the sofa looked like something you'd find in an old frat house. We wouldn't even put our suitcases on it. Fortunately, we were staying for only 1 nite before flying out, so it was a decent location, fairly close to the airport.