Hotel Colon Barcelona Spain. Best Hotel Deals & Reviews

Date of Stay: June, 2009

Our Orbitz booking worked perfectly. we disembarked from our ship before our room was ready. They stored our luggage and we went sight seeing. Came back around 12:30 and our room was still not ready but they upgraded us to a Superior room at no extra charge. The room had a sitting room larger than the bedroom. Both had a TV and telephone. Both rooms had floor to ceiling brass framed glass doors that opened to folding wooden shutters and its own balcony. Opening the doors to both balconies provided a wonderful cross breeze. The bath was terrific. The staff provided assistance willingly and spoke English. They made sure we got our very early morning wake up call and had a taxi waiting for our trip to the airport. We had planned to eat in a restaurant we had researched but it was closed on Sunday evenings. The staff gave us a recommendation for another restaurant. After a full day of enjoying Barcelona, we ordered a bottle of Spanish wine at the hotel's sidewalk tables and watched the parade of people in the square. The hotel is directly across the square from the Cathedral. We then decided to go inside and eat at the hotel's restaurant. The food was excellent and the service superb. We would definitely book this hotel in the future,

	Date of Stay: April, 2009
Great location, very friendly staff, beautiful decor. Breakfast too expensive.

	Date of Stay: February, 2009
This hotel is in a wonderful location, within walking distance to everything. It is a beautiful hotel with an excellent breakfast. Very nice rooms.

Date of Stay: December, 2008

The hotel was centrally located. I had a single room with has the typical twin bed which was fine. It's right in front of the Cathedral, less than 5 minute walk to Las Ramblas and close to the Metro. Buy the Metro 10-stop pass at the corner Cigar shop (cheaper than at the station - per the cigar shop attendant). From the airport take the Aero Bus and pay the driver and don't fumble with the ticket machine. The last stop on the bus is Playa Catalonia. Short walk to the hotel. But watch your things. Watch out for cab drivers they will nickel and dime you. Atleast they hit me up for 35 Euros when it shouldn't have been more than 25 Euros. The Metro is one Euro less than the bus but annoying if you need to change trains. Up and down stair cases. Very cumbersome.

	Date of Stay: June, 2007
Don't pay extra for the view, the Cathedral is under construction and totally covered

Date of Stay: June, 2009

The room was clean but small I believe for a four-star hotel. The amenities in the bathroom were very helpful. The staff are not very friendly and do not go out of their way to assist with even a local phone call to the train station. It was noisy in the sense that there are two heavy doors in the room; i.e. one into the room itself and another door into the bedroon. You can hear these doors slamming all hours. Not sure I would stay here again although the location was good.

	Date of Stay: September, 2008
Most of the rooms had balconies and the location was excellent, close to many attractions. The hotel restaurant didn't open for dinner until 8:30 p.m. I immediately felt welcomed when I arrived at the hotel; the staff was friendly and helpful. The location of the hotel made it easy to explore various attractions without having to travel a great distance. In short I was very pleased!

	Date of Stay: August, 2008
Excellent location, very friendly and helpful staff , nice big rooms with air con. However the bar shut at midnight and they were unable to offer us anywhere to get changed and showered on our final day. We had an evening flight so spent all day in Barcelona then had to come back and get changed in toilets and hotel reception area. Not very good service.

	Date of Stay: November, 2008
Even while using a proper power converter my hair melted when I attempted to curl my hair. I've been all over Europe and NEVER had that happen before.

	Date of Stay: May, 2006
Hotel Colon is directly across from the Cathedral. Cathedral is undering massive restoration & is covered in scaffolding. View overlooking Cathedral square is facinating non-the-less. Rooms are comfortable but a bit worn. Carpeting needs to be replaced. Interior room is very quiet. Balcony room larger but more noise. Check out Neyras restaurant down the street for tapas/dinner. Yummy!

Date of Stay: May, 2009

Overall we found the Hotel very nice. There are English speaking people at the front desk and they are very helpful. The Hotel advertised DVD players in the rooms so I brought DVDs with me since I knew the TV would be only in Spanish. Well, it's a bit of a curve ball because 1 - you have to pay 9 Euro to use the DVD player and I think you can only play 2 movies and 2 - the DVD player only accepts European DVDs which are evidently formatted differently than American ones. The first night we were there the hotel had turn down service but they did not repeat that on the second night. You can purchase a ticket packet at the front desk for the hop on hop off double decker Bus Touristic. This gives you a map, discount booklet for local attractions and 2 Euro off the price of the ticket which you can either buy at the Tourist Information Center close by or right on the Tour Bus. It's a VERY good buy, particularly if you purchase the two-day ticket. I think it was 21 Euro for one day and 27 Euro for 2 day. There are three different buses which go to three different areas. One connects to the next so it's easy to hop off one and hop on the next. They are red, blue and green. We only had time to do the red and blue and they were very good. If you plan on taking a lot of photos please be warned that Barcelona is a very green city. There are trees lining all the streets which make it nearly impossible to get good photos from any angle. It's a good idea to buy a book such as "Best of Barcelona" or a bunch of post cards to get the best photos. The Gaudi architecture is not to be missed but difficult to take photos because of the trees. You can find books all along Las Ramblas which are called "Gaudi's complete works". It's worthe the 10 Euro. Many shops and restaurants do not have any English speaking help so carry a dictionary or know what you want in advance. Some restaurants do have English language menus if you ask for one. The hotel arranged for a wake up call and a taxi for

	Date of Stay: July, 2008
Location. It's all about location. You can walk out the door and you are in the heart of Barcelona. The Cathedral is directly across the street - what a view! (Only construction kept it from being lit up). On Saturday evening and Sunday at noon, the locals gather in the spuare in front of the Cathedral to dance the Sardana - a Spanish dance. Sit on your balcony and enjoy!

	Date of Stay: January, 2009
Good value for money. Good location.

Date of Stay: May, 2009

We've stayed at the Hotel Colon three times and it will be our regular hotel in Barcelona from here on out. The location is key--100 feet across a very active pedestrian square from the Cathedral, 10 minutes walk through picturesque narrow shopping streets to Las Ramblas, 15 minutes another way to the activities around the harbor, 5 minutes to the magnificent Palace of Catalan Music, easy place to get a taxi for other sights. Because car access is limited to a side street which dead-ends at the square, the hotel is remarkably quiet. The rooms are very comfortable. Dinner in the restaurant was very good, and the breakfast buffet in the same space was more than adequate. In-room internet access through the TV (we hadn't brought a laptop) is a nice touch--they charge reasonably for access by 24-hour period, which we found much more convenient than watching a clock in a business center or internet cafe. Finally, and as important as anything else, the room rate was also reasonable for this quality hotel, making the overall stay very good value.

	Date of Stay: June, 2008
The location was great. It was close to everything. The location of this hotel was great. Walking distance to everything and easily accesible from public transportation from the airport. The rooms were very clean and the staff was very helpful. They spoke good English and were knowlegeale about the surrounding areas.

	Date of Stay: May, 2009
Mother and daughter stayed here pre-cruise. We were able to get into our room early after our overnight flight. The hotel has french balconies that are charming. Ours was on the side, but still provided a view of the Catherdral plaza and was close to the tourist double decker bus stop. The staff was professional and helpful. The room was small but had everything we needed.

Date of Stay: May, 2008

The location. The hotel location was great but I was not impressed with the concierge staff - they could have been a bit more friendly for the amount of money that the hotel charges. When looking for dinner recommendations, we seemed to come up short handed as only 2 options were provided, neither which seemed appealing to us. However, the staff was very helpful when it came time for us to get a taxi to go back to the airport. I myself am in the hotel business so I may be a bit more critical than the average traveler but perhaps not. The rooms were of the quality I expected for a 4 star in Europe and the facility was clean.

Date of Stay: March, 2008

Location, architecture and style. Amenities, no view. The hotel is in a great location in the center of the city, just a few blocks from the Rambla. In this regard it is excellent for leisure visits. Unfortunately my room completely lacked anything resembling a view, a real shame considering the location. The internet amenities are not acceptable esp. if you're in Barcelona for business. Otherwise great staff and reasonable accommodations.

	Date of Stay: March, 2008
Close proximity to everything, very nice and spacious room. No internet access in the room with laptop. Wonderful hotel, with great location. If you are a first time Barcelona visitor, this would be an excellent choice of place to stay.

	Date of Stay: February, 2008
Nice, clean, location is excellent. Staff was great. Double beds are pushed together rather than single queen or king size bed. Nice place.

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