Barcelona Ciutat Vella Hotels

Hidden away in a side street in The Gothic area of Barcelona. My partner booked this place for my birthday, so I had no prior expectation of either the hotel or Barcelona. I was a tad apprehensive as the taxi pulled up outside, but very pleasantly surprised with the really nice interior of the hotel. Very nice reception area and fresh decor greeted us. Nicely decorated inside and we were in the second floor becoming onto an inner enclosed quadrant. Not the best of views, but we didn't come for a view from the window. The room itself was clean nice, a small double, but a massive bed. Ensuite bathroom with shower, again, nice and clean with toiletries supplied. Nice friendly staff. A little noisy at night as I think our room overlooked the staff area. Or body neighbours perhaps. But all in all, a really nice hotel close to everything. A great time to come to Barcelona. Warm sunshine in the high teens and not crowded at all. Had some great walks around the lanes and sights to be seen.

The hotel is good value for money, the city center, the subway is easy to go to, all the attractions are convenient, breakfast is good, and even stayed for two days, 5 minutes away there are supermarkets and various eating shops.

Location was excellent…walking distance to beach, restaurants and Metro. Room was very clean albeit a little small. .. beds comfortable.Great breakfast included with plenty of choices. Staff were friendly and attentive.Free wifi ... Air conditioning and lift. Definitely seems more than 2 star … price very reasonable . Highly recommended for a great short stay in Central Barcelona.

I've stayed with this hotel for a number of times now, I would think about 7 times also before covid. The company I work for has also sent quite a few others to this hotel over the years. After this last visit I can say that it will probably not be the case anymore. To be honest, I felt like I was annoying the staff at the reception, it was always with a quick, condescending way that I was given answers. Like I was getting on their nerves. I paid almost 1.100 Euro to stay 1 week. In that time, the phone was broke, my door would not shut properly without slamming it, the room STANK !!! of sewage (I was told because of the pool filter or something and I was directly next to the pool basically in room 721 - the cleaning lady spoke no english so that's the info I understood), the breakfast was not to great standards; never was there bacon, the boiled eggs cold. The coffee machine broke, so the waitress was so angry that she was slamming chairs and saying angry stuff in spanish loudly about how management never takes care of the machine; she dropped all kinds of glasses and plates in the kitchen; then the cook came out and looked at me and rolled his eyes and shrugged (how do people in service actually work like this???) . It was unrelaxing and not worth the price at all. The only helpful and sincere person I met there was the girl at the reception who always asked how my day was, and also the room cleaning lady (the elder one with glasses). I was not even offered ANYTHING in response to having to sleep in a stinking room with no phone. I thought maybe someone would say to me ”sorry about all the inconvenience, have a wine on us” but not even that!! Only the next day I was asked if I wanted to move (I declined only because I was traveling to Valencia for 3 days on that day and I was told that afterwards it would be fixed so I didn't want to move if it would be fixed. But when I came back, only the phone was fixed - the smell was still there and the door I still had to slam). Also, my credit card was charged for a night on the first day of my stay, even tho my company pre-paid the whole stay in advance and it was confirmed. I had to wait several days before it was booked back to my account. At the checkout I was not asked once how my stay was. I would have otherwise told the guy there directly. But maybe he knew I would say something and chose not to ask anything. He was the most condescending of them all anyway. He never freely said Hello or Good bye. Only interested in himself. Horrible person and not sure how he can work in service! When he reads this he will know who I am, for sure. I did not have a welcoming or pleasant stay there this time and next time I and my company will choose another hotel for this or any other stays. If you feel too secure and think you have enough guests, then think again. Covid isn't gone and one day you will be surprised how quickly guests can leave and go somewhere else. One should never feel too stable bu

Cute hotel in the heart of Barcelona. Nice rooms and friendly staff. Short walking distance to the Gottic Barri and El Born. Metro is right across the way. Best of all…the Mercado de La Boqueria is right next door. It can get loud at night being on La Rambla, but that is a small price to pay for the experience of staying here.

Really great central location. Hotel was spot on for what we needed. Pretty basic but had everything for a 3 night stay. Maids came everyday and cleaned our room. Buffet breakfast was fine to fill yourself up on. Orange juice freshly squeezed perfect. The gentleman and lady on reception very helpful. Room had a nice balcony looking out over some other buildings but was very quiet. The people started building work but was very quiet up until about 9am, you don't really need to be up any later than that. I would definitely recommend this hotel if you need a bed in a tidy clean hotel for a few nights. Super

A hotel that I especially like, the absolute advantage of the location, the sanitary conditions, the bed is big enough, just on the Rambla. I am very fortunate to live in this house, if I knew that I would live in this house for several days. 👍👍👍👍👍If there is another time I will definitely stay at this home, I will also recommend friends to live, awesome.

Great location just a few steps away from La Rablas and Liceu metro station which can connect you to almost anywhere you need to go in Barcelona. Downside to this is that it can be quite loud during the night which could be an issue with light sleepers. All the receptionists we spoke to were very friendly and spoke good English. The rooms were tidied every day too.

We had a great 5 night City Break. Quick Initial Check-In. We arrived early morning so we left luggage in the Hotel safe room and explored locality until we could get into our room. Our 8th Floor room was road facing and clean and well maintained and the bed was really comfortable. Only outside noise we heard was when bar/nightclubs closed early morning (5am ish) a couple of times but not too excessive. Breakfasts were outstanding and plentiful. We stayed Half Board and evening meals was buffet style for 3 nights and a choice of set meals for the remaining 2 nights. Both set meals were top quality and went way beyond our expectations. We tended to visit most places around the city on foot. However, the hotel is next to a metro station which we used a couple of times and getting around the city using the metro is great for getting near to most places of interest. We had a great stay and would definitely stay at the Universal if we re-visited Barcelona.

Great hotel, superb location, lovely room. Plentiful breakfast and helpful staff. We stayed with friends for 3 nights and could not fault so pleased we stayed here ! The gothic quarter was in our opinion the best area we loved being so close to the beach and the lovely hidden Tapas restaurants that all came alive at night. The staff at the hotel were so lovely and helpful and our room was large with a fridge, air conditioning and great waterfall shower - would stay here again.