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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

April/2008 Someone from UK thinks:

  • Overall rating: 8.3
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: Modern, contemporay feel of the hotel and helpfuls staff.
  • Negative: The cost of the room.
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Couples, Luxury, Modern style lovers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST... Older travelers, Families
  • Cleanliness: 10 Exceptionally clean, modern hotel
  • Location: 7.5 Very good, just a short walk from las Ramblas
  • Common facilities and services: 10 Not there long enough to comment really.
  • Staff: 10 Reception staff were courtious and extremley helpful and even made headache tablets available.
  • Quietness: 7.5 Minimal noise.
  • Room: Not rated My brother and I had a twin room whcih i would say was just about adequete for the one night. Bathroom a good size thought.
  • Value for money: Not rated Whilst I appreciate that it was the Grand Prix weekend £220 for one night is too expensive. I have stayed in a hotel in Monaco for one night that was just as good for £150 prpn.
Stars it deserves 5

April/2008 Someone from northern ireland thinks:

  • Overall rating: 9.7
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: the decoration and the bathroom
  • Negative: breakfast was expensive
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Couples, Luxury, Peace seekers, Classic style lovers, Modern style lovers, Business travelers, Healthy lifestyle
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST... Budget travelers, Travelers with a car
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 10
  • Common facilities and services: 7.5
  • Staff: 10
  • Quietness: 10
  • Room: 10
  • Value for money: 7.5
Stars it deserves 5

April/2008 Someone from PETERBOROUGH thinks:

  • Overall rating: 2.3
  • Would you recommend it? No
  • Positive:
  • Negative: AT CHECKOUT MYSLEF AND MY TWO FRIENDS WERE OVERCHARGED ON OUR FINAL BILL. IT BECAME CLEAR THAT I WAS BEING OVERCHARGED BY 14.00 FOR SERVICES THAT NOBODY COULD EXPLAIN. AFTER CHECKING MY FRIENDS BILL IT WAS ALSO CLEAR THAT CHARGES AMOUNTING TO NEARLY THIRTY POUNDS WAS BEING ADDED TO THIER BILLS WITHOUT ANY EXPLANATION. AFTER HAVING TO ARGUE WITH THE MANAGER WHO WAS REALLY NOT INTERESTED WE FINALLY HAD THE BILLS REFUNDED.
  • I RECOMMEND it for...
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST... Young travelers, Older travelers, Families, Couples
  • Cleanliness: 5
  • Location: 5
  • Common facilities and services: 5
  • Staff: Not rated AT THE TIME OF CHECK IN I WAS INFORMED THAT ONE OF THE THREE ROOMS BOOKED WAS NOT GONG TO BE READY FOR US AND WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT AFTER THE PUBLISHED TIME OF TWO PM.
  • Quietness: 5
  • Room: 5
  • Value for money: Not rated
Stars it deserves 2

April/2008 Someone from Sweden thinks:

  • Overall rating: 4.3
  • Would you recommend it? No
  • Positive:
  • Negative: The staff
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Older travelers, Couples, Peace seekers, Modern style lovers, Business travelers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST... Young travelers, Families, Luxury, Classic style lovers, Handicapped, Budget travelers
  • Cleanliness: 7.5
  • Location: 7.5
  • Common facilities and services: 5
  • Staff: Not rated Not interested in me as a guest. Did not say "thank you for staying with us", just said hi. Rude behaivor.
  • Quietness: 10
  • Room: 5
  • Value for money: 5
Stars it deserves 3

April/2008 Someone from London thinks:

  • Overall rating: 8
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: General ambience
  • Negative: Limited UK TV channels
  • I RECOMMEND it for...
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 7.5
  • Common facilities and services: 7.5
  • Staff: 10
  • Quietness: 10
  • Room: 5
  • Value for money: 5 The web registration acknowledged our request for a King Size but there was only 1 available in the hotel and this was taken.
Stars it deserves 4

January/2008 Someone from Belgium thinks:

  • Overall rating: 9.8
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive:
  • Negative:
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Older travelers, Couples, Luxury, Modern style lovers, Handicapped, Budget travelers, Business travelers, Travelers with a car, Healthy lifestyle
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST... Young travelers, Families, Peace seekers, Classic style lovers
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 7.5
  • Common facilities and services: 10
  • Staff: Not rated
  • Quietness: 10
  • Room: 10
  • Value for money: 10
Stars it deserves 5

January/2008 Someone from San Sebastian Guipuzcoa thinks:

  • Overall rating: 8.9
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: La ubicación y el tipo de edificio.
  • Negative: La habitación era un poco pequeña, no así el cuarto de baño que era magnífico.
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Older travelers, Couples, Peace seekers, Modern style lovers, Business travelers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 7.5
  • Location: Not rated
  • Common facilities and services: 10
  • Staff: 10
  • Quietness: 10
  • Room: 10
  • Value for money: 10
Stars it deserves 4

January/2008 Someone from coruña thinks:

  • Overall rating: 7.2
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: la situacion
  • Negative: la habitacion es pequeña
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Families, Couples, Peace seekers, Business travelers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 7.5
  • Location: 7.5
  • Common facilities and services: 2.5
  • Staff: 5
  • Quietness: 10
  • Room: 5
  • Value for money: 2.5
Stars it deserves 4

September/2007 Someone from UK thinks:

  • Overall rating: 4.7
  • Would you recommend it? No
  • Positive: Quite and very clean if you want rest.
  • Negative: Lack of any ammenities such as a lounge/bar or sports facilities on the premises.
  • I RECOMMEND it for...
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST... Young travelers, Families, Luxury
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 7.5
  • Common facilities and services: Not rated The hotel has a small communal area just beyone the reception area for breakfast. There is no loage/bar and no sports facilities. It%27s a really good B&B but not a 4* hotel.
  • Staff: 10
  • Quietness: 10
  • Room: 5
  • Value for money: 5
Stars it deserves 3

June/2007 Someone from United States thinks:

  • Overall rating: 9.7
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: Location
  • Negative: Nothing
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Older travelers, Couples, Luxury, Peace seekers, Modern style lovers, Business travelers, Healthy lifestyle
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST... Families, Classic style lovers, Budget travelers, Travelers with a car
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 10
  • Common facilities and services: 5
  • Staff: 10
  • Quietness: 10
  • Room: 7.5
  • Value for money: 10
Stars it deserves 5
Hotel Advance Sepulveda, 180 Barcelona 08011 Spain
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