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Hotel Advance ****

Barcelona,  Spain

Phone: +(34) 932892892 Fax: +(34) 932893024 E-mail:: hoteladvance@hotenco.com

Price: 70 - 345 € (Average)

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Rating by guests: 8.6 Based on 41 reviews

Opening on October- 2005, HOTEL ADVANCE Design Collection is a 4-star hotel located in Barcelona's commercial, business and historic center. Located in the heart of Barcelona, only 3 minutes away from Plaça Catalunya, Las Ramblas, Paseo de Gracia. 15 minutes far from the Montjuïc Fair. The hotel is located in a historical building in the famous "Eixample" area. It has been completely rehabilitated with a decorators team that had given this hotel a very remarkable design. ADVANCE HOTEL belongs to HOTENCO HOTELS chain.

Room Services
  • Rooms: 36
  • Telephone
  • Television: international channels
  • Hairdryer
  • Minibar (fee)
  • Terrace: some rooms
  • Climate control
  • Safe (free)
  • Internet connection (free): wireless
  • Towel changing
  • Bed linen changing: every three days
  • Housekeeping: daily
  • Tub or shower
  • Refrigerator
  • Music channels
Main facilities
  • Rooms: 36
  • Parking (fee): nearby public
  • Elevator
  • Internet connection (free): wireless
  • Television
  • Central heating
  • Lounge
  • Hot water
  • Telephone
  • Fire escape
  • Music channels
  • Air conditioning in common areas
  • Soundproofed Rooms
  • Fireplace
General services
  • Rooms: 36
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Room service: limited
  • Crib
  • Laundry service
  • Luggage check room
  • Gay Friendly
Hotel Advance
Sepulveda, 180 (08011) - Barcelona (Spain)

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Overall rating:  8.6 Based on the last 40 of 41 reviews

Would you recommend this hotel?

  • Yes: 85%
  • No: 10%
  • I don't know: 5%

Rating by subject

  • Cleanliness: 9.1
  • Location: 8.7
  • Common facilities and services: 7.3
  • Staff: 9.1
  • Quietness: 8.3
  • Room: 7.4
  • Value for money: 7.2

October/2009 Someone from l.a. thinks:

  • Overall rating: 6
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: the rooms, location
  • Negative: extra charge for one guest for one night. toilet was not clean when checked in.
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Couples, Modern style lovers, Business travelers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: Not rated toilet was not clean upon check-in which is disturbing to me
  • Location: 7.5 great!
  • Common facilities and services: 5 minimal amenities
  • Staff: 10 kudos!
  • Quietness: Not rated street was very noisy into the early morning
  • Room: 5 great style
  • Value for money: 5 extra charge for one night one additional guest was expensive
Stars it deserves 3

October/2009 Someone from USA thinks:

  • Overall rating: 8.4
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: the bathroom and the location
  • Negative: breakfast was not included and was expensive
  • I RECOMMEND it for...
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: Not rated
  • Location: 7.5
  • Common facilities and services: Not rated
  • Staff: Not rated
  • Quietness: Not rated
  • Room: Not rated
  • Value for money: 7.5
Stars it deserves 4

July/2009 Someone from Scotland thinks:

  • Overall rating: 9.4
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: Very clean and modern. Extremely helpful and nice staff.
  • Negative:
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Older travelers, Couples, Modern style lovers, Business travelers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 10
  • Common facilities and services: 5
  • Staff: 10
  • Quietness: 10
  • Room: 7.5
  • Value for money: 7.5
Stars it deserves 3

June/2009 Someone from Finland thinks:

  • Overall rating: 0.0
  • Would you recommend it? No
  • Positive:
  • Negative:
  • I RECOMMEND it for...
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST... Young travelers, Older travelers, Families, Couples, Luxury, Peace seekers, Classic style lovers, Modern style lovers, Handicapped, Budget travelers, Business travelers, Travelers with a car, Healthy lifestyle
  • Cleanliness: Not rated
  • Location: Not rated
  • Common facilities and services: Not rated
  • Staff: Not rated
  • Quietness: Not rated
  • Room: Not rated
  • Value for money: Not rated No response given
Stars it deserves 3

May/2009 Someone from Sweden thinks:

  • Overall rating: 8.7
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: location
  • Negative: a bit too noisy from the street
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Couples
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST... Budget travelers
  • Cleanliness: 7.5
  • Location: 10
  • Common facilities and services: 7.5
  • Staff: 7.5
  • Quietness: 2.5
  • Room: 5
  • Value for money: 5
Stars it deserves 3

May/2009 Someone from Michigan thinks:

  • Overall rating: 9.7
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: cleanliness and modern atmosphere of the hotel
  • Negative:
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Couples, Modern style lovers, Budget travelers, Business travelers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST... Families
  • Cleanliness: 10 Very clean, no clutter..
  • Location: 10 Excellent location. Within walking distance of La Rambla, Bus Turistica and Old Town
  • Common facilities and services: 10 lobby was nice with excellent seating are and internet access
  • Staff: 10 rooms were cleaned promptly in the am
  • Quietness: 5 front rooms have a lot of outside noise, especially on Friday and Saturday from local bars
  • Room: 7.5 Sitting chair was not as comfortable as I would have liked.
  • Value for money: 10
Stars it deserves 3

March/2009 Someone from Germany thinks:

  • Overall rating: 8.6
  • Would you recommend it? I don't know
  • Positive:
  • Negative:
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Families, Couples, Luxury, Modern style lovers, Handicapped, Budget travelers, Business travelers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 10
  • Common facilities and services: 7.5
  • Staff: 10
  • Quietness: 7.5
  • Room: 10
  • Value for money: 7.5
Stars it deserves 5

February/2009 Someone from London thinks:

  • Overall rating: 9.3
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: The staff were lovely and very helpfull. The Hotel was clean and looks great.
  • Negative:
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Older travelers, Couples, Modern style lovers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 10
  • Common facilities and services: 7.5
  • Staff: 10
  • Quietness: 5
  • Room: 7.5
  • Value for money: 7.5
Stars it deserves 5

January/2009 Someone from England thinks:

  • Overall rating: 9.8
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: The breakfast was lovely - much more than expected!
  • Negative: Not having a hotel bar, however we did know this before booking!
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Older travelers, Families, Couples, Modern style lovers, Business travelers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST... Classic style lovers
  • Cleanliness: 10 The hotel appeared very clean, with daily maid service.
  • Location: 10 Very easy to get around from the hotel - Las Ramblas just a short walk away and a good tube linking you to most out of town areas only a few minutes too.
  • Common facilities and services: 7.5 Daily newspapers and magazines. A bar would have been nice and a place to have meals other than breakfast.
  • Staff: 7.5 always willing to help.
  • Quietness: 10 we had a room at the back and at the end of the corridor so it was quite quiet but we heard others comment on noise.
  • Room: 10 no problems!
  • Value for money: 10
Stars it deserves 5

January/2009 Someone from Cyprus thinks:

  • Overall rating: 8.6
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: The willingness of the staff to advise us on where to go.
  • Negative: There was no toilet brush to clean the toilet.
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Older travelers, Families, Couples, Luxury, Classic style lovers, Modern style lovers, Handicapped, Business travelers, Travelers with a car, Healthy lifestyle
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST... Young travelers, Peace seekers, Budget travelers
  • Cleanliness: 10 Exceptionally clean
  • Location: 10 Just a 2 minute walk to the metro station. Perfect
  • Common facilities and services: 10
  • Staff: 10 Outstanding staff. Very warm. Great consideration to ensure a satisfactory stay.
  • Quietness: 7.5
  • Room: 7.5 Water is a problem. The bottled water wasn%27t enough for drinking and it was priced a bit expensive for a glass of water.
  • Value for money: 7.5
Stars it deserves 4
Hotel Advance Sepulveda, 180 Barcelona 08011 Spain
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