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Catalonia Diagonal Centro: Traveller Reviews

4.0 of 5
C/ Balmes, 142-146, 08008 Barcelona, Spain
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Catalonia Diagonal Centro
Ranked #397 of 534 hotels in Barcelona
3.0 of 5 stars 69 Reviews
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Porto, Portugal
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“An unfortunate experience”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 November 2011

I stayed in this hotel while participating in a conference in Barcelona. The personnel is quite friendly and the hotel is well located, not far from the Paseig de Garcia and Diagonal metro station. But the hotel is quite old and needs to be renovated. On the first day the door lock didn't work well and after a few trials by the porter I had to spend the night with the door unlocked. After some maintenance intervention, on the second day I found myself locked inside the room. After the intervention of the porters, I had to change to another room. In this one the bathroom basin was broken and when I open the door of the bathroom the smell was not what one would expect.
It is not a four star hotel, for Barcelona standards, and as I stated before it needs to be renovated.

  • Stayed November 2011, travelled on business
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Honolulu, Hawaii
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
“Pleased with our stay here!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 November 2011

This hotel was booked thru a conference we attended & I was a little leary after reading reviews here. We ended up thinking it was a great place to stay!
It was quiet despite being on a busy street, close to the metro & easy walking distance to some of the Gaudi houses, shops & restaurants. The metro was right at the corner. They served a great breakfast every morning and the staff was polite & helpful. The room and bath were roomy & comfortable. I would have no qualms staying here again!
Yes, it was a little outdated & the beds were a little hard, but we didn't feel these things were at all detrimental to our stay

Room Tip: Our room faced the front street & was on the 6th floor-it was very quiet.
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  • Stayed November 2011, travelled on business
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Boston, Massachusetts
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21 reviews 21 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“North of everything”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 November 2011

It was ok for Barcelona. We walked a lot, took cab a few times and used subway twice. It was hard to find a grocery restaurant near by. There was not any nice restaurant near by. We wished it was a little bit in the center of tourist area. Anyway hotel room was bi enough for the money. They make really good coffee at the lobby bar. We watched other buildings from our window. It was real Spanish life that we could see from our room. Hanging their laundry to their balconies , eating for hours, going out every night. The bed wasn't good. Bathroom was ok. There is a bar near by that you can sit and drink with locals.

  • Stayed July 2011
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Bristol, United Kingdom
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Good hotel all round - good rooms and good service”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 October 2011

Stayed here two nights as part of a package, and was extremely please. Rooms were comfy and quiet with all mod cons and the breakfast was absolutely superb. Staff were helpful and friendly also, spoke impeccable English. Location was great, metro station approximately 30 seconds from the hotel. Would stay there again without doubt

  • Stayed October 2011
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Stockholm, Sweden
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Shabby hotel - not a four star”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 October 2011

Hotel lobby looks quite elegant and modern, if you like the sterile type. The rooms are small, we were a group and at least two of the rooms didn´t have AC that worked or mini bars that were in function. Bathrooms were not fresh, and the floors were quite old and marked.
I also noticed in my room something that looked like blood stain in the bath tub - didn´t want to look too close.....
No elevator to the top floor.
The hotel is situated quite close to a central metro station wich gives you a good opportunity to get out of the hotel fast....to the places you want to see.
Ordinary breakfast.

  • Stayed October 2011, travelled with friends
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Address: C/ Balmes, 142-146, 08008 Barcelona, Spain
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