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Hotel 1898 ****

Barcelona,  Spain

Phone: +(34) 935529552 Fax: +(34) 935529550 E-mail:: 1898@nnhotels.com

Price: 150 - 300 € (Average)

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Rating by guests: 9.4 Based on 447 reviews

The Hotel 1898 is located right in the Rambla of Barcelona, in the old building of the Compañía de Tabacos de Filipinas. It has three types of suite and four categories of room which are soundproofed and with top quality finishing and state-of-the-art technology. It also has a business centre and two libraries. To keep fit and relax, the guests can use the gym, the pool with solarium, an advanced SPA system and an indoor pool. Places of interest nearby: Plaza Catalunya, the Liceu, the Boquería, the Pedrera and the Casa Batlló, the cathedral, the port and important museums such as the Picasso or MACBA.

Room Services
  • Rooms: 169
  • Telephone: in room and bathroom
  • Television: international channels
  • Hairdryer
  • Minibar (fee)
  • Terrace: some rooms
  • Climate control
  • Safe (free)
  • Internet connection (free): wireless
  • Towel changing: daily
  • Bed linen changing: daily
  • Bath robe
  • Music channels
Main facilities
  • Rooms: 169
  • Parking (fee): hotel owned
  • Bar - coffee shop
  • Convention hall
  • Restaurant
  • Elevator
  • Internet connection (free): wireless
  • Swimming pool
  • Terrace
  • Sauna
  • Central heating
  • Lounge
  • Hot water
  • Library
  • Telephone
  • Fire escape
  • Music channels
  • Air conditioning in common areas
  • Business Center
  • Heated swimming pool
General services
  • Rooms: 169
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Safe at front desk
  • Room service: limited
  • Currency exchange
  • Crib
  • Laundry service
  • Luggage check room
  • Computer with Internet
  • Private security
Hotel 1898
Rambla, 109 (08002) - Barcelona (Spain)

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Overall rating:  9.4 Based on the last 40 of 447 reviews

Would you recommend this hotel?

  • Yes: 95%
  • No: 0.0%
  • I don't know: 5%

Rating by subject

  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 10
  • Common facilities and services: 9.1
  • Staff: 9.4
  • Quietness: 8.9
  • Room: 8.8
  • Value for money: 8.2

July/2008 Someone from Finland thinks:

  • Overall rating: 9.2
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: The roof terrace and the design of the hotel
  • Negative: The room was quite small
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Older travelers, Families, Couples, Luxury, Classic style lovers, Business travelers, Healthy lifestyle
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST... Peace seekers, Modern style lovers, Handicapped, Budget travelers, Travelers with a car
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 10
  • Common facilities and services: 7.5
  • Staff: 7.5
  • Quietness: 7.5
  • Room: 5 In a superior room you should have ironing equipment. After clothes are always wrinkeled
  • Value for money: 7.5
Stars it deserves 5

July/2008 Someone from Glasgow thinks:

  • Overall rating: 9.8
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: Excellent service and friendly staff. Chic atmosphere. Brilliant location.
  • Negative:
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Couples, Luxury, Peace seekers, Modern style lovers, Business travelers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST... Budget travelers
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 10
  • Common facilities and services: 10
  • Staff: 10
  • Quietness: 10
  • Room: 10
  • Value for money: 7.5
Stars it deserves 5

July/2008 Someone from UK thinks:

  • Overall rating: 7.9
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: Standard of cleanliness. Location.
  • Negative: Attitude of staff.
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Older travelers, Couples, Luxury, Modern style lovers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 10
  • Common facilities and services: 7.5
  • Staff: 2.5 Bar staff from the roof bar were rude. Even providing us wth a glass of wine produced from two different bottles (different types of wine). This was quickly rectified when pointed out ... but not something we would expect from a hotel of this standard.
  • Quietness: 7.5
  • Room: 7.5
  • Value for money: 5
Stars it deserves 4

July/2008 Someone from England thinks:

  • Overall rating: 9.9
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: roof top terrace
  • Negative: Expensive breakfast
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Older travelers, Families, Couples, Luxury, Peace seekers, Business travelers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST... Young travelers, Budget travelers
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 10
  • Common facilities and services: 10
  • Staff: 10
  • Quietness: 10
  • Room: 7.5 slightly small given it was a superior room
  • Value for money: 10
Stars it deserves 5

July/2008 Someone from PONT_A_MOUSSON LORRAINE FRANCE thinks:

  • Overall rating: 9.7
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: décoration en particulier hall bar réception et ambiance générale(déco classique moderne dans ancien batiment tabacs des philipinnes)
  • Negative: ras
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Older travelers, Families, Couples, Luxury, Modern style lovers, Handicapped, Business travelers, Travelers with a car
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 7.5
  • Location: 10 sur la rambla à deux pas de la place de la catalogne
  • Common facilities and services: 10 piscine intérieure ext sauna
  • Staff: 7.5
  • Quietness: 7.5 insonorisation irréprochable,bruit selon clientèle(fiesta catalane...)
  • Room: 10
  • Value for money: 10
Stars it deserves 5

July/2008 Someone from Co Tyrone N Ireland thinks:

  • Overall rating: 9.7
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: staff very courteous and pleasant
  • Negative:
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Older travelers, Families, Couples, Luxury, Classic style lovers, Handicapped, Business travelers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 10
  • Common facilities and services: 10
  • Staff: 10
  • Quietness: 7.5
  • Room: 10
  • Value for money: 7.5
Stars it deserves 5

July/2008 Someone from denmark thinks:

  • Overall rating: 9.8
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive:
  • Negative:
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Older travelers, Families, Couples, Luxury, Peace seekers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 7.5
  • Location: Not rated
  • Common facilities and services: Not rated
  • Staff: 10
  • Quietness: 10
  • Room: 10
  • Value for money: 10
Stars it deserves 5

July/2008 Someone from Essex thinks:

  • Overall rating: 9.8
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: Location, cleanliness and decoration
  • Negative: Cost of drinks was outrageous.
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Luxury, Classic style lovers, Modern style lovers, Business travelers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST... Young travelers, Budget travelers, Travelers with a car
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 10
  • Common facilities and services: 10
  • Staff: 10
  • Quietness: 10
  • Room: 10
  • Value for money: 7.5
Stars it deserves 5

June/2008 Someone from ireland thinks:

  • Overall rating: 9.3
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: location location location, and then the hotel itslef is an oasis of calm, class and security
  • Negative: the price - but worth it
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Older travelers, Families, Couples, Luxury, Peace seekers, Classic style lovers, Handicapped, Business travelers, Healthy lifestyle
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 10 excellent by spanish housekeeping stndards
  • Location: 10 right in the heart of les ramblas but still away from the hubbub
  • Common facilities and services: 7.5 top class
  • Staff: 7.5 great by spanish standards
  • Quietness: 7.5 surprisingly well sound-proofed given its central location
  • Room: 7.5 we went for one up from a superior room for us, and placed my daughter (18) and her pal in superior, and it was well worth it
  • Value for money: 7.5 v expensive - but thats barcelona. if youre gonna pay, you may as well get the best - and this is what this hotel is by barce standards
Stars it deserves 5

June/2008 Someone from belgique thinks:

  • Overall rating: 10
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: la tranquillité, l%27acceuil, la piscine sur le toit, le bien être
  • Negative: rien
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Couples, Luxury, Peace seekers, Business travelers, Healthy lifestyle
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 10 impecable
  • Location: 10
  • Common facilities and services: 10
  • Staff: 10
  • Quietness: 10
  • Room: 10
  • Value for money: 10
Stars it deserves 5
Hotel 1898 Rambla, 109 Barcelona 08002 Spain
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