Hotel California

Hotel California is a 2* hotel, off a little side street right in the heart of the Gothic area. The hotel is very central. It is literally 30 seconds from La Rambla and 800M from placa de Catelonia where you take the bus tours from (red and blue lines).
We had to climb 3 flights of stairs (as there was no elevator) to our room which seemed old and our balcony looked out onto a side street and into other balconies.
The hotel itself was very basic, and had no facilities apart from breakfast and very friendly staff. The room itself was very clean, and housekeeping were not afraid to use the bleach!!
Our stay was only short (3days) and overall we had a very pleasant stay. The porters on the reception desk had good English and were more than happy to answer our queries about various routes and monuments and bars.
Tip: If possible ask for a room on the 1st or second floor as you will definitely be panting by the time you get to the third!!