Avenida Palace

Overall:

"I was going to be studying Barcelona as an exchange student and overall the hospitality or welcoming I received was not as I had expected." — source Venere

"I would recommend this hotel to anyone visiting Barcelona." — source Travelocity

"the receptionist booked us in to a fab restaurant(she recommended it)called la dama it was perfect,i would recommend it." — source Venere

"A very good hotel in a great location: only two steps from smart Paseo de Gracia and Ramblas." — source Venere

"Overall an excellent place to stay in central Barcelona." — source Venere

Clean:

"not a cheap hotel, but you get what you pay for, very clean, good space, awsome location close to evrything." — source Hotels.com

"It is clean and has a great welcoming employee at the door." — source Venere

"" Other than that, the room appeared clean and neat." — source Travelocity

"It was clean, a good location in the city of Barcelona, and the personel were pleasant and helpful." — source Expedia

"All public transportation is clean graffiti free and air conditioned and very safe." — source Hotels.com

Service:

"Friendly and helpful staff, beautiful interiors, historic, quiet, great location." — source Priceline

"We stayed at the hotel over our 1st honey-moon night, at despite its luxurious abmience the service and attitude was not that magnific." — source Venere

"Hotel location is excellent but the service is not good." — source Expedia

"I had trouble with the internet connection in the room, but this was eventually sorted following a phone call to the service provider." — source Venere

"Self service coffee is quite acceptable even in a four star hotel and we found it intrusive to have to request each cup." — source Venere

Location:

"Excellent location, near restaurants, Las Ramblas, Hop on - Hop Off bus stop around the corner." — source Hotels.com

"Great location best price value. Very nice hotel very good location lovely staff allways helpfull will love to come again." — source Priceline

"The hotel were refurbishing while we were there which meant only one lift was working - other than this minor thing we had a fantastic stay - the staff were extremely helpful and the location perfect for shopping and sightseeing - I would definately come back." — source Venere

"Very close to Rambla Catalunya, the Gothic area, Gaude's magnificent creations, Parc Gwuel, the Catedral, etc." — source Travelocity

"There are also wonderful restaurants and major shopping within walking distance." — source Expedia

Room:

"The room was quiet at night and though the bed was firmer than what we are used to, it was good (firm beds are a standard in Europe." — source Hotels.com

"The rooms though need a renovation-new, more attractive furniture." — source Priceline

"The only minor complaint we had was that sometimes we had to wait on line at the front desk to get our key to go to the room. The room was very comfortable and the staff was friendly and helpful." — source Venere

"Our room was spacious and had a spectacular view." — source Travelocity

"Inside room was very quiet, perfect for recovering from a long flight." — source Expedia