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Hotel Barcelona Universal ****

Barcelona,  Spain

Phone: +(34) 935677447 Fax: +(34) 935677440

Price: 250 - 560 € (Average)

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Rating by guests: 8.7 Based on 393 reviews

This hotel has a perfect location just 10 minutes from the Ramblas, Plaza España, and Port Vell. The Metro is across the street from the main hotel entrance.

Room Services
  • Rooms: 167
  • Telephone: in room and bathroom
  • Television: international channels
  • Hairdryer
  • Minibar
  • Terrace: some rooms
  • Climate control
  • Safe (free)
  • Internet connection (free): wireless
  • Towel changing: daily
  • Bed linen changing: daily
  • Housekeeping: daily
  • Fax
  • Iron
  • Music channels
Main facilities
  • Rooms: 167
  • Parking (fee): hotel owned
  • Soft drink machine
  • Bar - coffee shop
  • Convention hall
  • Elevator
  • Internet connection (free): wireless
  • Swimming pool
  • Terrace
  • Hot water
  • Library
  • Telephone
  • Fire escape
  • Music channels
  • Air conditioning in common areas
  • Business Center
General services
  • Rooms: 167
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Safe at front desk
  • Room service: limited
  • Currency exchange
  • Crib
  • Laundry service
  • Luggage check room
  • Computer with Internet
  • Online reservations
  • Battery recharger for mobile phone
  • Private security
Hotel Barcelona Universal
Avinguda del Paral.lel, 76-80 (08001) - Barcelona (Spain)

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Overall rating:  8.7 Based on the last 40 of 393 reviews

Would you recommend this hotel?

  • Yes: 90%
  • No: 5%
  • I don't know: 5%

Rating by subject

  • Cleanliness: 9.4
  • Location: 8.9
  • Common facilities and services: 8.4
  • Staff: 9.1
  • Quietness: 7.1
  • Room: 8.2
  • Value for money: 8.3

March/2008 Someone from Ireland thinks:

  • Overall rating: 8.1
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: staff were very friendly and helpful
  • Negative:
  • I RECOMMEND it for...
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 7.5
  • Location: 7.5
  • Common facilities and services: 7.5
  • Staff: 10
  • Quietness: 7.5
  • Room: 7.5
  • Value for money: 7.5
Stars it deserves 4

March/2008 Someone from Channel Islands thinks:

  • Overall rating: 8
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: Location
  • Negative:
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Older travelers, Couples, Business travelers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 7.5
  • Location: Not rated
  • Common facilities and services: 10
  • Staff: Not rated
  • Quietness: 5
  • Room: 7.5
  • Value for money: 7.5
Stars it deserves 4

March/2008 Someone from England thinks:

  • Overall rating: 7.9
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: Rooms were large.
  • Negative: Not the smartest part of Barcelona
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Older travelers, Couples, Peace seekers, Modern style lovers, Business travelers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST... Families, Luxury, Classic style lovers, Budget travelers, Healthy lifestyle
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 7.5
  • Common facilities and services: 5
  • Staff: 7.5
  • Quietness: 5
  • Room: 7.5
  • Value for money: 7.5
Stars it deserves 4

February/2008 Someone from Scotland thinks:

  • Overall rating: 6.3
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: Clean and tidy.
  • Negative: Romm was not a double as specified when booking.
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Older travelers, Couples
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 10 The hotel was kept very clean throughout.
  • Location: 5
  • Common facilities and services: 5 Reception staff were pretty blunt and very average in terms of service provided.
  • Staff: 5
  • Quietness: 7.5
  • Room: 5 Room was very clean but had two single beds pushed together which was marketed as a double room. I questioned this but was told that it was a double room.
  • Value for money: 5
Stars it deserves 3

February/2008 Someone from Suecia thinks:

  • Overall rating: 8
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: It was close to the Rambla. Nice and clean. Helpful staff.
  • Negative: I could take long before the room was cleaned
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Older travelers, Families, Couples, Peace seekers, Handicapped, Business travelers, Healthy lifestyle
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST... Young travelers
  • Cleanliness: 7.5
  • Location: 7.5
  • Common facilities and services: 7.5
  • Staff: 7.5
  • Quietness: 7.5
  • Room: 7.5
  • Value for money: 7.5
Stars it deserves 4

February/2008 Someone from sassari-italy thinks:

  • Overall rating: 10
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: la pulizia, le stanze e i servizi offerti.
  • Negative:
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Young travelers, Older travelers, Families, Couples, Luxury, Peace seekers, Classic style lovers, Modern style lovers, Handicapped, Budget travelers, Business travelers, Travelers with a car, Healthy lifestyle
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 10 la prima cosa che ci ha colpito entrando è stato il profumo di pulito!
  • Location: 10 vicino al centro a piedi, metro proprio sotto l%27hotel!
  • Common facilities and services: 10
  • Staff: 10 gentilissimi e molto disponibili
  • Quietness: 10 zona un pò trafficata ma ciò non disturba il soggiorno reso comfortevole dall%27albergo.
  • Room: 10 bella spaziose molto comfortevoli
  • Value for money: 10 per essere un albergo di questo tipo con tutta una serie di servizi il prezzo è veramente ottimo.
Stars it deserves 5

January/2008 Someone from Derby, uk thinks:

  • Overall rating: 9.6
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: Clean, friendly helpful staff
  • Negative: limited breakfast
  • I RECOMMEND it for...
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST... Older travelers, Families, Couples, Modern style lovers
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 7.5
  • Common facilities and services: 10
  • Staff: 10
  • Quietness: 7.5
  • Room: 7.5
  • Value for money: 10
Stars it deserves 5

January/2008 Someone from ireland thinks:

  • Overall rating: 9.7
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive: Staff extremely helpfull and nice !
  • Negative: nothing
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Older travelers, Families, Couples, Business travelers
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 7.5
  • Common facilities and services: 7.5
  • Staff: 10
  • Quietness: 10
  • Room: 10
  • Value for money: 10
Stars it deserves 5

January/2008 Someone from Los Angeles, California thinks:

  • Overall rating: 6
  • Would you recommend it? No
  • Positive:
  • Negative: The location.
  • I RECOMMEND it for... Luxury, Modern style lovers, Handicapped, Business travelers, Travelers with a car
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST... Young travelers, Older travelers, Families, Couples, Peace seekers, Classic style lovers, Budget travelers
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 2.5 It is far from the touristy sections of Barcelona. It also backs up to a seedy neighborhood that you must cross to reach the main tourist areas.
  • Common facilities and services: 7.5
  • Staff: 10
  • Quietness: 10
  • Room: 10
  • Value for money: 7.5
Stars it deserves 4

January/2008 Someone from ireland thinks:

  • Overall rating: 10
  • Would you recommend it? Yes
  • Positive:
  • Negative:
  • I RECOMMEND it for...
  • I recommend it especially AGAINST...
  • Cleanliness: 10
  • Location: 10
  • Common facilities and services: 10
  • Staff: 10
  • Quietness: 10
  • Room: 10
  • Value for money: 10
Stars it deserves 5
Hotel Barcelona Universal Avinguda del Paral.lel, 76-80 Barcelona 08001 Spain
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