Barcelona

[horseshoes]

We're going to Barcelona and need a hotel for 2 nights. We want something inexpensive but not as awful as some of the budget ones we've seen. We need somewhere fairly central or la ramblas, as we need to meet friends. I'd much sooner have a personal recommendation than look at trip advisor. We got steered in the wrong direction with that 2 years ago. Recommendations must have been written by relatives! Thank you.

[sunny-dave]

I stayed here a couple of years ago :

http://www.hotels.com/ho244678/h10-casanova-barcelona-spain/

Check prices through laterooms and lastminute - I got a very good deal.

[LCDMAN]

Try the Hotel Inglaterra, just off the top of Las Ramblas. Stayed there 3 times now and it hasn't disappointed, good value too, excellent breakfast. 10 mins walk to the Aerobus stop in Plaza Catalunya for the bus to/from the airport.

http://www.hotel-inglaterra.com/en/

[horseshoes]

Thanks Sunny Dave.

[horseshoes]

And thank you LCDMAN too, your reply wasn't there when I answered Dave!!

[spudqueen]

I stayed in the Monegal two or three years ago and some friends stayed there last year. It's a fab location and certainly not dear
https://www.mediumhoteles.com/en/spain/barcelona/ramblas/hotel-medium-monegal

[Gavmacp]

Cannot recommend a hotel but go to the 4 Gats. I loved the atmosphere there. I recommended this to someone who said the toilets were very nice. An experience I did not use!

[jrtv]

Hotel Gotico, just of the ramblas, it's a great hotel if you get it at the right price, we paid £69 with travelrepublic, not a bad price for a central 4 star hotel.

[sitges]

The Hotel California 1 block off of The Rambles is inexpensive and clean. It is a walk-up so not for someone with a lot of heavy luggage. No breakfast, but comfortable.

[horseshoes]

Thanks all. We're now booked in to the Hotel Inglaterra.

Sitges, seeing your name reminded me of a hotel we stayed in a few years ago. Hotel Estela Barcelona in Sitges. It was an Art Hotel and was absolutely FAB.

[LCDMAN]

Excellent, enjoy. When you've got a few bob to splash out then look at the Hotel Jazz over the road.

[horseshoes]

LOL I did look at the LCD but I was worried that they might be playing Jazz there and I can't STAND jazz:-(
We're actually only there for a couple of night, meeting up with our friends who live just off La Ramblas, en route to our cruise ship. Can't wait!

[sddsddean]

We stayed at the Continental Palacete a couple of years ago. https://www.hotelcontinental.com/hotelcontinentalpalacete/en
It is a bit quirky(!), very pink with a dining room/lounge in the style of Versailles!!! (but the furniture wasn't). However, it was clean, staff were helpful, 24 hr buffet including drinks (alcohol included), you could take a couple of bottles of water out if going out for the day etc. I'd stay there again no problem. There is a taxi rank outside the door and the fare to the cruise ship when we were there in 2008 was €21. Its just north of the Placa de Catalunya (about a 5 min walk), but its sister hotel (the Continental) is on Las Ramblas if you'd rather be in the heart of things.