Catalonia Corcega Hotel

Four of us visited Barcelona from 7/11/04-10/11/04 and stayed at this hotel. I was a bit apprehensive after reading some of the reviews, but I cannot disagree strongly enough. The hotel was spotless, including the rooms, and even though we only stayed 3 nights, the sheets were changed on the third. The breakfast was wonderful, buffet and no limit to amount. The evening meals were a bit limited (for my taste, and the only reason I didn't give 5 stars) but excellent value, 12.62 euros for 3 courses incl wine, water and coffee. The chocolate... more

Just returned form 5 nights at this hotel and while it was merely okay, it somewhat lacked in friendliness and cleanliness. The front of house staff were absolutely fine and helpful, however, the restuarant staff were another matter. Breakfast was served between 7.30 and 10.30am, however, if you arrived at 10.15am you would be abruptly told you had one minute to get your breakfast from the buffet, they also started to remove the breakfast at 10.25am. There was not one smile or friendly face at breakfast. Dinner was pretty much the... more

This is definitely not a four-star hotel, as we were told. I don't know how they give out stars in Barcelona. This hotel was adequate, but nothing to write home about. The double bed was very small (more like an American single) and the room faced a courtyard where you basically look into the neighbors' windows. The receptionist forgot to tell us that the electricity doesn't work unless you stick the electronic card in a certain slot. They give you only one card, so when you leave the room, the heating goes off, too. You have to make a point... more