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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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)
8.7 Based on the last 40 of 393 reviews
Would you recommend this hotel?
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Yes:
90%
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No:
5%
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I don't know:
5%
Rating by subject
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Cleanliness:
9.4
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Location:
8.9
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Common facilities and services:
8.4
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Staff:
9.1
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Quietness:
7.1
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Room:
8.2
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Value for money:
8.3
July/2010 Someone from Toronto, Ontario, Canada thinks:
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Overall rating:
8.3
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Would you recommend it?
Yes
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Positive:
Clean and tidy, friendly front desk representatives
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Negative:
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I RECOMMEND it for...
Young travelers, Older travelers, Families, Couples, Budget travelers, Business travelers, Travelers with a car, Healthy lifestyle
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I recommend it especially AGAINST...
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Cleanliness:
10
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Location:
7.5
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Common facilities and services:
7.5
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Staff:
10
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Quietness:
5
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Room:
7.5
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Value for money:
10
Stars it deserves
3
February/2010 Someone from Phoenix, Arizona, USA thinks:
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Overall rating:
9.6
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Would you recommend it?
Yes
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Positive:
Friendly staff, accomadating, clean great service
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Negative:
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I RECOMMEND it for...
Young travelers, Families, Couples, Luxury, Peace seekers, Modern style lovers, Healthy lifestyle
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I recommend it especially AGAINST...
Travelers with a car
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Cleanliness:
10
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Location:
10
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Common facilities and services:
10
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Staff:
10
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Quietness:
7.5
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Room:
7.5
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Value for money:
7.5
Stars it deserves
4
August/2009 Someone from ireland thinks:
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Overall rating:
7.9
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Would you recommend it?
Yes
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Positive:
The hotel and rooms are very good, the roof pool is very small but nice place to go and relax
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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
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I RECOMMEND it for...
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I recommend it especially AGAINST...
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Cleanliness:
10
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Location:
7.5
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Common facilities and services:
7.5
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Staff:
5
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Quietness:
7.5
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Room:
10
I got a big room on the interior of the hotel had no outside window, but I did not mind
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Value for money:
5
Stars it deserves
3
June/2009 Someone from Ireland thinks:
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Overall rating:
8.4
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Would you recommend it?
Yes
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Positive:
quality off hotel
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Negative:
area
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I RECOMMEND it for...
Young travelers, Couples, Budget travelers, Business travelers
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I recommend it especially AGAINST...
Older travelers
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Cleanliness:
10
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Location:
5
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Common facilities and services:
10
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Staff:
10
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Quietness:
7.5
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Room:
10
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Value for money:
10
Stars it deserves
4
April/2009 Someone from Kingston upon Thames thinks:
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Overall rating:
9.7
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Would you recommend it?
Yes
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Positive:
The Superior Room
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Negative:
-
I RECOMMEND it for...
Older travelers, Families, Couples
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I recommend it especially AGAINST...
-
Cleanliness:
10
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Location:
7.5
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Common facilities and services:
10
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Staff:
10
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Quietness:
7.5
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Room:
10
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Value for money:
10
Stars it deserves
4
March/2009 Someone from Dublin thinks:
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Overall rating:
9.4
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Would you recommend it?
Yes
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Positive:
Great location, friendly and helpful staff, clean and modern bedrooms.
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Negative:
No water in the swimming pool! Possibly because we stayed there during the low season (mid-March).
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I RECOMMEND it for...
Couples, Business travelers
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I recommend it especially AGAINST...
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Cleanliness:
10
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Location:
10
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Common facilities and services:
7.5
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Staff:
10
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Quietness:
7.5
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Room:
7.5
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Value for money:
7.5
Stars it deserves
4
February/2009 Someone from England thinks:
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Overall rating:
4.4
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Would you recommend it?
I don't know
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Positive:
location, , Just 10 yards to nearest METRO
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Negative:
Staff never smiled once. Breakfast price 29 euros was ridiculously expensive. Room was cold (Feb)
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I RECOMMEND it for...
Older travelers, Business travelers
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I recommend it especially AGAINST...
Peace seekers
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Cleanliness:
10
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Location:
10
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Common facilities and services:
5
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Staff:
2.5
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Quietness:
2.5
outside road traffic and people coming out theatre couild be heard each night
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Room:
5
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Value for money:
5
Stars it deserves
3
February/2009 Someone from California, USA thinks:
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Overall rating:
9.6
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Would you recommend it?
Yes
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Positive:
The location and price.
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Negative:
Expensive breakfast.
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I RECOMMEND it for...
Older travelers, Families, Couples, Budget travelers
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I recommend it especially AGAINST...
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Cleanliness:
7.5
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Location:
10
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Common facilities and services:
7.5
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Staff:
10
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Quietness:
7.5
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Room:
7.5
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Value for money:
10
Stars it deserves
3
December/2008 Someone from england thinks:
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Overall rating:
8
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Would you recommend it?
Yes
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Positive:
position of the hotel
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Negative:
noise from traffic 24 hours
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I RECOMMEND it for...
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I recommend it especially AGAINST...
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Cleanliness:
10
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Location:
10
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Common facilities and services:
7.5
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Staff:
10
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Quietness:
Not rated
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Room:
5
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Value for money:
7.5
Stars it deserves
4
December/2008 Someone from Lithuania thinks:
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Overall rating:
7.9
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Would you recommend it?
Yes
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Positive:
Rooms and amenities
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Negative:
Breakfast
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I RECOMMEND it for...
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I recommend it especially AGAINST...
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Cleanliness:
7.5
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Location:
7.5
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Common facilities and services:
7.5
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Staff:
7.5
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Quietness:
5
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Room:
7.5
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Value for money:
7.5
Stars it deserves
4