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Hotel Barcelona Universal ****

Barcelona,  Spain

Phone: +(34) 935677447 Fax: +(34) 935677440

Price: 250 - 560 € (Average)

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Rating by guests: 8.7 Based on 393 reviews

This hotel has a perfect location just 10 minutes from the Ramblas, Plaza España, and Port Vell. The Metro is across the street from the main hotel entrance.

Room Services
  • Rooms: 167
  • Telephone: in room and bathroom
  • Television: international channels
  • Hairdryer
  • Minibar
  • Terrace: some rooms
  • Climate control
  • Safe (free)
  • Internet connection (free): wireless
  • Towel changing: daily
  • Bed linen changing: daily
  • Housekeeping: daily
  • Fax
  • Iron
  • Music channels
Main facilities
  • Rooms: 167
  • Parking (fee): hotel owned
  • Soft drink machine
  • Bar - coffee shop
  • Convention hall
  • Elevator
  • Internet connection (free): wireless
  • Swimming pool
  • Terrace
  • Hot water
  • Library
  • Telephone
  • Fire escape
  • Music channels
  • Air conditioning in common areas
  • Business Center
General services
  • Rooms: 167
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Safe at front desk
  • Room service: limited
  • Currency exchange
  • Crib
  • Laundry service
  • Luggage check room
  • Computer with Internet
  • Online reservations
  • Battery recharger for mobile phone
  • Private security
Hotel Barcelona Universal
Avinguda del Paral.lel, 76-80 (08001) - Barcelona (Spain)

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Overall rating:  8.7 Based on the last 40 of 393 reviews

Would you recommend this hotel?

  • Yes: 90%
  • No: 5%
  • I don't know: 5%

Rating by subject

  • Cleanliness: 9.4
  • Location: 8.9
  • Common facilities and services: 8.4
  • Staff: 9.1
  • Quietness: 7.1
  • Room: 8.2
  • Value for money: 8.3

July/2010 Someone from Toronto, Ontario, Canada thinks:

  • Overall rating: 8.3
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: Clean and tidy, friendly front desk representatives
  • Negative:
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Older travelers, Families, Couples, Budget travelers, Business travelers, Travelers with a car, Healthy lifestyle
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 7.5
  • Common facilities and services: 7.5
  • Staff: 10
  • Quietness: 5
  • Room: 7.5
  • Value for money: 10
Stars it deserves 3

February/2010 Someone from Phoenix, Arizona, USA thinks:

  • Overall rating: 9.6
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: Friendly staff, accomadating, clean great service
  • Negative:
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Families, Couples, Luxury, Peace seekers, Modern style lovers, Healthy lifestyle
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST... Travelers with a car
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 10
  • Common facilities and services: 10
  • Staff: 10
  • Quietness: 7.5
  • Room: 7.5
  • Value for money: 7.5
Stars it deserves 4

August/2009 Someone from ireland thinks:

  • Overall rating: 7.9
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: The hotel and rooms are very good, the roof pool is very small but nice place to go and relax
  • Negative: watch out for the small print where you have to pay an extra 7% in tax on top of the advertised price that gets quoted to you
  • I RECOMMEND it for...
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 7.5
  • Common facilities and services: 7.5
  • Staff: 5
  • Quietness: 7.5
  • Room: 10 I got a big room on the interior of the hotel had no outside window, but I did not mind
  • Value for money: 5
Stars it deserves 3

June/2009 Someone from Ireland thinks:

  • Overall rating: 8.4
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: quality off hotel
  • Negative: area
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Couples, Budget travelers, Business travelers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST... Older travelers
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 5
  • Common facilities and services: 10
  • Staff: 10
  • Quietness: 7.5
  • Room: 10
  • Value for money: 10
Stars it deserves 4

April/2009 Someone from Kingston upon Thames thinks:

  • Overall rating: 9.7
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: The Superior Room
  • Negative:
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Older travelers, Families, Couples
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 7.5
  • Common facilities and services: 10
  • Staff: 10
  • Quietness: 7.5
  • Room: 10
  • Value for money: 10
Stars it deserves 4

March/2009 Someone from Dublin thinks:

  • Overall rating: 9.4
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: Great location, friendly and helpful staff, clean and modern bedrooms.
  • Negative: No water in the swimming pool! Possibly because we stayed there during the low season (mid-March).
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Couples, Business travelers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 10
  • Common facilities and services: 7.5
  • Staff: 10
  • Quietness: 7.5
  • Room: 7.5
  • Value for money: 7.5
Stars it deserves 4

February/2009 Someone from England thinks:

  • Overall rating: 4.4
  • Would you recommend it? I don't know
  • Positive: location, , Just 10 yards to nearest METRO
  • Negative: Staff never smiled once. Breakfast price 29 euros was ridiculously expensive. Room was cold (Feb)
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Older travelers, Business travelers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST... Peace seekers
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 10
  • Common facilities and services: 5
  • Staff: 2.5
  • Quietness: 2.5 outside road traffic and people coming out theatre couild be heard each night
  • Room: 5
  • Value for money: 5
Stars it deserves 3

February/2009 Someone from California, USA thinks:

  • Overall rating: 9.6
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: The location and price.
  • Negative: Expensive breakfast.
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Older travelers, Families, Couples, Budget travelers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 7.5
  • Location: 10
  • Common facilities and services: 7.5
  • Staff: 10
  • Quietness: 7.5
  • Room: 7.5
  • Value for money: 10
Stars it deserves 3

December/2008 Someone from england thinks:

  • Overall rating: 8
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: position of the hotel
  • Negative: noise from traffic 24 hours
  • I RECOMMEND it for...
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 10
  • Common facilities and services: 7.5
  • Staff: 10
  • Quietness: Not rated
  • Room: 5
  • Value for money: 7.5
Stars it deserves 4

December/2008 Someone from Lithuania thinks:

  • Overall rating: 7.9
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: Rooms and amenities
  • Negative: Breakfast
  • I RECOMMEND it for...
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 7.5
  • Location: 7.5
  • Common facilities and services: 7.5
  • Staff: 7.5
  • Quietness: 5
  • Room: 7.5
  • Value for money: 7.5
Stars it deserves 4
Hotel Barcelona Universal Avinguda del Paral.lel, 76-80 Barcelona 08001 Spain
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