Hotel Barcelona Universal ****

May/2008 Someone from Norway thinks:

• Overall rating: 7.6
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: Room size and pool area.
• Negative: Lack of fresh air and view from the window.
• I RECOMMEND it for... Older travelers, Couples
• I recommend it especially AGAINST...
• Cleanliness: 7.5
• Location: 5
• Common facilities and services: 7.5
• Staff: 5
• Quietness: 5 A bit noisy because of the swimming pool. The rooms had windows towards the atrium.
• Room: 7.5 Nice hotel room with good size. No view!
• Value for money: 7.5

May/2008 Someone from aberdeen, scotland thinks:

• Overall rating: 7.2
• Would you recommend it? I don't know
• Positive: clean, modern and friendly
• Negative: Very noisy hotel, our room backed onto apartmennts with lots of parties and maids were noisy at 7am
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Couples, Luxury, Classic style lovers, Modern style lovers, Handicapped, Business travelers, Healthy lifestyle
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Older travelers, Families, Peace seekers, Budget travelers, Travelers with a car
• Cleanliness: 10
• Location: 10
• Common facilities and services: 7.5
• Staff: 10
• Quietness: Not rated Very noisy hotel, if you can handle 4 hours sleep at night then go for it
• Room: 10
• Value for money: 7.5

May/2008 Someone from South Africa thinks:

• Overall rating: 8.8
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: Staff
• Negative: noise at night sometimes
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Older travelers, Families, Couples, Handicapped, Business travelers
• I recommend it especially AGAINST...
• Cleanliness: 10
• Location: 10
• Common facilities and services: 10
• Staff: 10
• Quietness: 5
• Room: 10
• Value for money: 10

May/2008 Someone from Madrid thinks:

• Overall rating: 9.2
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: Atención del personal
• Negative:
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Couples, Modern style lovers, Business travelers, Travelers with a car, Healthy lifestyle
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Peace seekers, Classic style lovers, Budget travelers
• Cleanliness: 10
• Location: 7.5
• Common facilities and services: Not rated
• Staff: 10
• Quietness: 7.5
• Room: 7.5
• Value for money: 7.5

May/2008 Someone from NYC thinks:

• Overall rating: 8.8
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: Hard wood floors. Amenities in bathroom, Polite service.
• Negative:
• I RECOMMEND it for... Older travelers, Couples
• I recommend it especially AGAINST...
• Cleanliness: 10
• Location: 10 Metro outside hotel
• Common facilities and services: 7.5
• Staff: 10 Efficient and courteous
• Quietness: 10 As quite as one could expect on a major avenue.
• Room: 7.5 Jr. Suite was quite nice. No coffee maker. Had to call for iron.
• Value for money: 10

April/2008 Someone from Scotland thinks:

• Overall rating: 9.9
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: the food was really great
• Negative: nothing in particular
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Older travelers, Families, Couples, Business travelers
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Luxury, Peace seekers, Classic style lovers, Modern style lovers, Handicapped, Budget travelers
• Cleanliness: 7.5
• Location: 10 Ideal location for us suited us down to the ground..
• Common facilities and services: 10
• Staff: 10
• Quietness: 10
• Room: 10
• Value for money: 10

March/2008 Someone from Edinburgh thinks:

• Overall rating: 9.3
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: Central location and a high quality hotel
• Negative:
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Older travelers, Families, Couples, Handicapped, Business travelers
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Luxury, Budget travelers
• Cleanliness: 10 Very well maintained each day
• Location: 10 Centrl to Barcelona. Las Ramblas 5 mins, harbour, 5 mins, Metro outside, bars and cafes next door
• Common facilities and services: 7.5
• Staff: 10
• Quietness: 7.5
• Room: 5 Unfortunately our room had no windows to the streetswhich probably made it quiter in terms of traffic, Otherwise room was excellent
• Value for money: 7.5

March/2008 Someone from Ireland thinks:

• Overall rating: 9.2
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: I loved the large corner room and the breakfast was good too
• Negative: The noise from the cars at night
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Families, Couples, Modern style lovers, Handicapped, Business travelers, Healthy lifestyle
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Older travelers, Luxury, Peace seekers, Classic style lovers, Budget travelers, Travelers with a car
• Cleanliness: 10 The hotel in general is spotless and they didn%27t call too early to clean the rooms either
• Location: 7.5 It has the metro right in front of the hotel which will take you to all the tourist areas but it is about a 20 minute walk to the Ramblas Area. it is a good idea to use the metro during the day and night.
• Common facilities and services: 7.5 The hotel has a lovely pool on the roof which also gives a good view of the city
• Staff: 7.5 The staff were very helpful and efficient especially during check in and out. The breakfast staff could be more pleasant though
• Quietness: 2.5 The hotel itself was quiet but the street outside the hotel can be a little bit noisy at night.
• Room: 10 We got a corner room which was very spacious and with two windows gives a lot of light.
• Value for money: 10 It was handy to get the breakfast at the hotel before you set off for a days sightseeing and shopping. The breakfast did have a good variey and choice.

March/2008 Someone from Dallas, Texas thinks:

• Overall rating: 9.6
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive:
• Negative:
• I RECOMMEND it for... Older travelers, Couples, Luxury, Peace seekers, Classic style lovers, Modern style lovers, Business travelers, Travelers with a car
• I recommend it especially AGAINST... Budget travelers
• Cleanliness: 10
• Location: 10
• Common facilities and services: 7.5
• Staff: 10
• Quietness: 7.5
• Room: 10
• Value for money: 7.5

March/2008 Someone from UK thinks:

• Overall rating: 7.4
• Would you recommend it? Yes
• Positive: Proximity and ease of sights for the City and Metro
• Negative: Bar and Breakfast
• I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Older travelers, Couples, Luxury, Business travelers
• I recommend it especially AGAINST...
• Cleanliness: 7.5
• Location: 10
• Common facilities and services: 5 The bar is very poor for this style of hotel. No dedicated bar staff and those that do serve are uninterested.It closes very early even with customers still drinking.
• Staff: 2.5 Most staff are misserable especially breakfast staff
• Quietness: Not rated
• Room: 2.5
• Value for money: 5