Barcelona Princess Hotel

Had a Suite with balcony at the cost of 330 euros for 2 nights. Didnt want to pay this much but though it looked spectacular on the website.
We had 22 floor, which was good for distant views but the side of the hotel we were on overlooked an industrial factory with chimneys and several building sites. The area smelt of drains, possibly sewage and even on the roof top pool you could smell this. Quite overpowering when walking outside. The pools were not heated, had some dead flies in them and it was not possible to swim in them due to extreme cold temperature. Used the spa 'jacuzzi- which is a 3 person portable hot tub. Sauna was fine, at 80'c. The lifts were such a pain in the morning that one day i took the stairs up 22 flights of stairs instead. My legs went numb and i felt sick. I thought my girlfriend was going to wait for lift but when she didnt appear so i had to go down the stairwell and found her eventually panting and exhausted. As for the room. The shower in our supposedly top of the range suite didn't fit its frame and so didn't close tight. We had to wedge towels up to close it but there was a huge flood which not only sent waves into the entire bathroom and toilet cubicle area i had to spend the whole morning mopping it out of the adjoining bedroom too with all four towels and both our dressing gowns to make the room safe. This really annoyed me and made me angry that i paid so much for this room. I didn't have time to complain when checking out as we were in a rush to get transport. The breakfast was ok but personally disappointing as no omelettes. On second day there wasn't even croissants. The shopping centre was right next to hotel with many clothes, electrical shops, food serving places. No supermarket though.(But a spa shop close to the hotel was found eventually) Cheapest sandwich in shopping centre was about £5 each and average food was £10 each min so not cheap really. Hotel had a sign that seemed to appear on second day saying that we'd be fined an extra charge if we buy food elsewhere and bring into the hotel. This was very unreasonable so we ignored it and luckily had no extra charges applied but were subtle and careful. There was no in room Internet connection which was annoying as i took my laptop abroad and never got to use it. I just kept getting message/error ,limited or no internet connection. Again a poor lack of expected facility. Pool bar could have served warm snacks like fries etc but it did not. This was annoying. Overall I wish i'd stayed somewere cheaper as i could have booked a deal for a third of the price but was prepared to spend more for what i thought would be a real luxurious stay. Also the barcelona city Tour bus trip was extremely expensive. Stoppe right outside the hotel but It worked out about £40 for two people and the recorded commentary was so dull that we never really knew what it was talking about so gave up on it. I would have expected to pay about £5-6 each but £20 was very steep for a simple bus ride. Barcelona -Girona tranfer bus service however was good value for an airport transfer. Subway /metro didnt seem very logical or clear so despite intending on using it we went for the surer option of taking a taxi to and from Barcelona de Nord station.

Just returned from this hotel and would recommend it without a doubt.
My husband took me for my birthday and I could not have wished for a better hotel, we had a room on the 26th floor, the views of the sea were excellent.
Hotel spotless, room spotless, sheets changed every day, cannot fault this hotel at all.
Staff all very helpful and polite.
Shopping centre next door has lots of places to eat and drink, we ate at Moncho's a few times the food was good also good value for money.
Local Metro, Trams and buses all close by this hotel.
Would definately go back.

Really nice hotel. It is on the outskirts of the city and is right by the beach.
The tube wasn't working when we were there but there is a bus that takes you right from the centre of town to the hotel - this can be a little bit of a hassle, but is really cheap (if you get a book of ten tickets it costs just 0.65 euros for each journey).
The rooms were large and had huge windows with a view of the city. there is a free mini bar with waters, and free coke and beer which is refreshed daily.
We didn't eat in the hotel so can't comment on the food, but the prices of room service looked reasonable.
The hotel is right by a large shopping complex, with lots of shops and big hypermarket.
The hotel has 2 pools - which can be a real bonus in the heat - one of which is apparently the highest pool in Barcelona.
I'd recommend the hotel - but my boyfriend took me as a treat so can't say whether it was expensive or not!

Great hotel! Me and my girlfriend stayed there over New Year 06/07 and had a fantastic time!
The hotel is quite away from the city and attractions buts this doesn't matter as there is a tram and tube right outside the hotel and a very fair price (1euro single anywhere in the city)
The hotel is clean and the staff are friendly but are out for that tip!
Overall a great stay and hope to return again!
Ordered room service ... the food was perfect and the price fair!
Would have no hesitation recommending this hotel!

A friend and I stayed at this hotel for a long weekend in July 2006 having seen & booked it on the internet. Its a new 26 story skyscraper located near the beach front on the outskirts of town (opposite side of town from the airport). There is a tram station close by and the metro is about 10 minute walk.
Our room was excellent with TV and free mini bar! (Don’t get too excited - you only get 1 bottle of beer, and about 3 minerals). Beds were made daily and new towels provided. internet facilities, two swimming pools, one of which is located on rooftop. Also a bar on ground floor opened until 1am. Room service was 24hours (drinks and sandwiches available) at a very reasonable rate.
We rented a car for the weekend and this is where our only problems arose with the hotel! As regards parking they required a valet to drive the car into their car park. This wasn’t a big deal, only give yourself a little extra time if you are going off in the car later as sometimes this could take about 10 minutes or more. As you have to request a valet at the reception to retrieve your car at their car park and he will drive it to the front door.
We asked on a number of occasions if the car park was free and we were assured it was. Then on the morning we checked out we were left with a sour taste as we were told that there was an extra charge on our bill of 15euros per night extra for the car parking facilities. We protested to the receptionist that we were told it was free but he wasn't anyway interested.
Other than this it was a fantastic Hotel!

Excellent rooms. We were on the 19th floor and had a lovely view of the sea but if you where on the opposite side, you have a panoramic city view, the higher the better!
The Food had been stood a while but was still gorgeous. The open top bus route stops outside, so it was really easy to go places. If we come to Barcelona again, we will definitely stay there.