Confortel Barcelona

We were looking for a hotel in Barcelona with focus on pool, beach and shopping. This hotel was perfect location on. Lovely rooftop pool and only 10 minutes walk to great beach. Very Spaniards, so felt like it wasn't the worst touristy area. Good food within easy walking distance. Our favorite restaurant was across the street and served great Neapolitan pizzas at affordable money. Minus for incredibly poor ventilation. The swimwear didn't dry. And the hotel lacked conditioner in the shower. Breakfast was amazing though. Delicious coffee

I stayed with my daughter in this facility for a long weekend. Easily reachable from El Prat airport using the L9 metro, and from there you need to get off at Torrassa and change to line L1, getting off at Urquinoa to take L4 and arrive at the destination LLacuna; from there, it’s a 5-minute walk to the hotel. It is close to the sea and its beautiful promenade for walks, and we chose it also for this, in addition to the fact that we were going to see the Tour de France, so we knew we had to stay in that area. In any case, you can walk to the Sagrada in 30/40 minutes; alternatively, you can use the metro, as there is a stop right there. The neighborhood is full of restaurants, bars, and shops, so in the evening, you can comfortably stay in the area. Courteous staff at the reception. Tourist tax 55 euros for two people for 4 days. Bed and breakfast treatment, and the latter was very good and varied. Wifi throughout the structure. We were on the 8th floor where, among other things, the small pool is located, but we did not use it; there is also a paid bar service there. The room is truly beautiful and large (no balcony) with a large window, only part of which opened like a hatch. Large bathroom with bathrobe and slippers and all the necessary items for bath/shower. Just outside the hotel, there is a taxi stand, which is very convenient if you do not want to take the metro or walk. It cost us 14 euros to go to Parc Guell. I definitely recommend this hotel!!

To be fair, we have not traveled to Europe in a while. When we arrived, there was no power in the room and no AC, even though it was 36C. We had hoped for a cool place to rest in, and we quickly learned that we needed to leave the key in the slot to power the room and to have the AC running, not great after a 9-hour flight to get to the hotel. Given the weather, we needed to shower twice a day, and we had to ask for two more towels to dry off. At one point, a gentleman at the front desk said Why do you need two towels. We asked about the rooms not having robes, and rather than explaining why, we were told You want a robe? You can purchase one found that strange. The elevators were small and very slow, which led to longer wait times to get from the lobby to our room than at other hotels during this trip. And lastly, the shower. As I noted above, we have not traveled to Europe in at least 10 years. We could not figure out how to operate the shower. Call us dumb Americans if you would like; however, not even an instruction set we had to ask the person cleaning rooms how to make it work. Not the greatest experience when you just got off the airplane and wanted to freshen up. The location near the beach was great if you spent time there each day. Many young people at the hotel, some of whom would hang around the only entrance to the hotel, smoking various things, making the entry and exit not pleasant if you are a non-smoker. Ample access to taxis and Uber or Cabify ( which was new to us). Overall not bad the bath room had signs of wear and not great repairs I bring this up as it did not connect with the cost of this location which we consider luxury hotel but missed the mark in several places as noted above. If you want walking distance to the beach dont care about the items I have mentioned, then this is your place. If you do stay and you have not traveled to Europe, make sure someone gives you a quick lesson on how the room works.