ibis Barcelona Ripollet, Ripollet

The hotel is very clean and confortable. Staff is super friendly. When you get there you receive a map from the city and an explanation on how to get to main tourist attractions my train. Train is only 10 minutes walking from the hotel. The local area is not very nice and is 30 minutes driving from downtown. Overal experience was great.

Although the hotel is quite far from Barcelona city center and beaches, there are buses, trains, and trams to get you there ALL THE TIME, 24/7. the night buses run throughout the city all night, seven days a week. your best bet is to buy a T10 2-zone ticket (good for 10 trips) which will save you 50% compared to buying single tickets.

Friendly staff who were polite, better at speaking English then I was at trying to speak Spanish. Rooms a good size and very comfortable. As long as you understand that you are not staying in the Ritz and it is a reasonable budget hotel. I've been lucky to stay in lots of nice places but i choose where to stay and how I stay somewhere based on my needs and this was great for a place just to lay our heads. Please don't be unrealistic and start expecting 4 stars. Read the hotel report it isn't that, so don't expect that. We stayed 3 nights to visit Barcelona itself and attend the Grand Prix and it was perfect for this. They even put out leaflet information for daily travel how to get about and also for the GP itself. The surroundings are okay. There is a McDonald restaurant close to by if you feel that the hotel food is not to your liking, or one of the small towns is a 15 minute walk away and they do some great food there especially in the cafes.

The beds are thin. We had to switch room because of power outages

I generally enjoy the hotel apart but there was a lack of character to it I feel the hotel has separate it self the rest of ripollet which is a shame as the local town is really peaceful . Majority of the staff were nice . The food was terrible the lasagne they serve my partner was horrid it was microwave meal and the chicken I order was wrinkled up and microwaved when I told them it was cold the member of staff want to reheated again when I refused she got really argumentative and said it my fault for not telling them it was cold . Also they advertise they had a fitness centre and they don't. The staff seem stressed but very little seem to be happening also they don't tell you have to pay €7.50 for breakfast regardless of what you get . The breakfast was a rip off.