Independent, Sant Marti Hotels

The apartment was comfortable and situated in a great location (close to a useful metro/rail station). The bedroom was comfortable and the bathroom and kitchen were modern and clean and relatively well-equipped. However, when we arrived we found two bags of rubbish in a cupboard which must have been left there for a while; this caused the room to smell. Also the 'laundry facility' turned out to be a pay-to-use service, rather than a washing machine in the apartment. The pay-to-use service was very expensive and so we were forced to take our clothes to the laundrette which wasted a lot of our time. All-in-all I enjoyed the stay, but for the price I think that there should have been a washing machine provided.

We have stayed here before and have always been happy. On this occasion however the check-in (which is automatic) turned into a nightmare. The machine could not realise that checking in after midnight should not be a problem - but, machine being machine did not understand it. Hence phone calls followed and finely, after waiting for have an hour, keys were delivered by taxi. Basically, if you plan to check in after midnight, do not select this accommodation.

This is the 2nd time we have stayed at salles pere and never seem to get a balcony even though we did ask,good hotel and great location.

I got a private room for a colleague and myself while on a very short trip to Barcelona. The room was average, clean for a hostel. The breakfasts were lackluster and not too fulfilling. If I could do it again I would get a hotel for small additional cost which would provide us with much more comfort. I would recommend this place to people who are looking for the no-frill hostel experience.

On reading the other reviews for the hotel I expected a hostel experience that I've had while traveling Europe and the US, however this hotel far exceeded my expectations. The staff were friendly, always willing to help and seemed capable of speaking many languages, the buildings were clean and well maintained and the rooms, while being somewhat small, were clean and comfortable with all the amenities you could need. (Except for a hairdryer, which is apparently important to some.) I can understand why some people think it's a hostel, because there is a shared kitchen down the hall and room service only applies if you're there longer than six days, but if you needed new sheets, towels or anything else all you had to do was simply ask. Doesn't seem like too much of a hardship. All I can say is that in my opinion the hotel was excellent and I would not hesitate to return and those who expected five star service for the pennies they paid for their stay are expecting a little too much. I doubt they could ever give a satisfactory review.

if you like to be in heart of city it takes ar least 20min by walk and 10 min by train.but it is close to other part of city which is beautiful.it depends on you if you like crowded place or not

We had a hard time looking for the hotel because it's in an alley instead of in a street. We arrived at the hotel after 6 because we had a flight and luggage delayed which they didn't wait for us and we needa take a taxi to the office to collect the keys which it wasn't very convenient. There are a few flying bugs in the toilet and the toilet rolls were yellowy colour which seems it's not new. Apart form that the room was pretty big for 4 of us, the AC is good and the TV contains a lot of channels which some of them can be changed to English. The kitchen was nice because it has almost all of the appliances that we need. The bedroom is on the basement so it smells a bit humid but it wasn't really a big deal.

We only stayed one night, as we came of a cruise and needed a night to crash. The location is a bit far from where most attractions are, but they do have a great view.