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"Tents are not allowed madam...and is that erm...." "a Trangia" I replied randomly hoping its Swedish origination might help in some way. "Yes" the Danish security lady replied..."stoves are not allowed on the flight"... How had I overlooked this? In a desperate bid to make the 15 kilos I'd off loaded the tent and stove into my hand baggage ... "Do …
Partying it up
... ve met these fantastic group of people, including two Danish guys who I tagged along with on their trip to the Barcelona FC museum and grounds (soccer). Another thing I've done on a whim that's fantastic. It was made even better by going with the Danes who seem to know eferzthing about the team already. The two big soccer teams in Spain are Real Madrid and Barcelona FC. They've played against ...
Bouldering in Barcelona
... construction and it has only managed to get 60% finished. Because Gaudi only allowed for the church to be built off of donations and church funds (not to mention the fire that burned down his plans after he died), the church has been a project that has been passed down from architect to architect. Hopefully, we will see this church completed in 2040.
Gaudi's influence is not just in the church, but is also in Gaudi's park, where his ...
A perfect day in our new favourite place
... was beautiful -every door-knob, hinge, door frame etc, etc. Wow!
We then caught the bus, tram (Gaudi was killed by being hit by one) and funicular to the highest point above the city - again, breath-taking, followed by dinner and a stroll around the packed Saturday night streets of the old quarter where we are staying.
Barcelona is our favourite city - it has such a young and attractive vibe.
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Directions
... in Spanish is pretty tight now...but understanding the answers is another thing when it gets complicated!) "Afuera del Corte Ingles" was the answer I got twice...except no one pointed out to me that there were two Corte Ingles store locations on two different corners of Plaça Catalunya! (Or maybe they did, and I said "vale" without understanding, as I tend to do all the time.) After walking for a few kilometres, following the random pointing ...
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We loved Balmes Hotel
My husband and I stayed at the hotel Balmes in Barcelona last September. We highly recommend the hotel, the location is great (near Las Ramblas and walking distance from most attractions), the staff is very kind, the breakfast buffet is very good also. The rooms are very nice! They gave us a room in the first floor with a little own terrace. Again, I highly reccommend this hotel.
TOP VALUE BALMES
Excellent hotel, with friendly staff and central to most attractions - please ignore the several negative rebiews on this site - I think the hotel would have good legal grounds for complaint. Andrew, Clare and Jake, Burbage, Leics
Pool is fab
Location was excellent and having the pool was great. The bar was a bit scary - you wouldn't hang out there. Our room looked out on an air shaft - you couldn't see the sky so I would advise others to specify a room looking out on something - preferably the pool. Staff were fine - not too friendly though. All in all, fine for the price.
Fine Place, Great Pool, Small Rooms, Good Deal
My three nights were fine. Small room, yes, and on an airshaft, but that didn't bother me as much as the pool (great extra at this price) pleased me. Very convenient location to Ramblas. And neighborhood Gay bars right around the corner.
Nice, friendly hotel
I've just returned from Barcelona and thought this was a very nice hotel. The rooms we have were nice and clean, with one of them facing onto the street and one onto the little garden and swimming pool at the back. Although our contact with the staff was limited, we always found them helpful. Good location, about 5-10 minutes walk to a metro station and a great bar just down Calle De Mallorca
Great Location
This hotel is located in the very centre of the city, and it is near a metro station. If you decide to make a reservation at this hotel you must insist on a duplex room, these rooms cost the same as all the other doubles but are far superior, they have a living area downstairs with the bedroom located on the upper level. The bar is small and expensive, and the staff are not the most helpful. I would say there are far more superior hotels in this city that would cost much the same.
Mediocre hotel, great locatin.
Stayed here for two nights in June 2003. It is a very plain, mediocre hotel, but if you can't find something else in the area, it is in a great location. Poorly decorated rooms, tiny bathrooms, and expensive for the amenities. I'd shop around before I stayed here -- in fact we would not stay here again. Spend a little more and get something nicer.
Great stay in barcelona
we sent a few days in the Balmes hotel in Barcelona We injoyed our stay very much. The hotel is located about 5 minutes from the Rambles and Paseig Gracia . Contrary to other reviews we found the staff to be extremely helpfull and friendly . The rooms we took were on the sixth floor facing the back , very quite , well lit . spacious . with a view to the swimming pool . our stay was during a heat wave in europe , we greatly enjoyed cooling down in the swimming pool . All in all a nice hotel well worth the money
Muy malo
All around lame experience. The double room was very small. The staff were rude and unpleasant. The walls were paper thin enababling us hear every creak.
A very medium experience
Halloo Everybody,this wasn´t the place we expected. We had booked a double room and what we´ve got was an extremley hot and dark room at the fifth floor (the aircondition wasn´t working) with a terrible outlook at the backside of another building. All the rooms I saw were pretty dark without a nice view. I felt most of the time that the staff wasn´t too friendly and not helpful at all. I definitely can´t recommend this hotel. There are a lot of choices better than this in Barcelona. You pay maybe 100-200 Euros more. But believeme you will not regret it to stay away from this place.C.Galli
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