Hesperia Barri Gòtic

Visited for a few days prior to boarding a cruise liner. Thought the location would be great to visit old historic buildings. The smell of sewers and drains pervades the air in the foyer -the street is busy and looks derelect with graffiti everywhere. The room was very nice clean and well equipped. Staff were friendly and helpful.

The 4 stars I’m giving this hotel are for the following : 1- superb location . You can walk to so many points of interest , including a nearby stop for the hip on-hop off bus ( stop # 4 in front of the Port Vell Marina ) 10-20 minutes walk to many attractions . Lots of amazing restaurants within a 5-10 min walk . Also, a fabulous health food cafe next door . ( Soul Cafe) unique neighborhood with lots of cool shops and bars . 2- Cleanliness — the hotel is immaculate and everything feels & looks clean and modern . 3- efficient and polite staff . They will briskly attend to your every need and concern . Like calling a taxi — or giving help With places to go and how to get around . 4- Amenities— Details in the room include a coffee and tea station pop, nice ceramic coffee cups and real glasses ( not plastic ) a nice big glass bottle of water . TV with 2 English speaking channels BBC and Al Jazeera. Safe in the closet for storing valuables , huge bath towels , and an easy to operate AC / heat ( just push the button next to the bed ) I can’t give it 5 stars because the bed is not comfortable . If you don’t mind a hard bed that feels like you’re sleeping on the ground , then skip this part of my review. The bed is so stiff and uncomfortable, and creaks when you move. I couldn’t sleep on my side . The mattress does not conform to your body curves like a nice memory foam type bed would. The regular rooms are very small — like I would expect in all big cities — but if you don’t get much space , at LEAST have a comfortable bed . The bed is only place in the room you can hang out ( there is one chair at the desk but it’s not the kind of chair you can. Relax in ) The horribly hard bed they offer is the one reason I would not stay here again. I have stayed in many tiny rooms in big cities and sone have amazingly comfortable soft yet supportive beds . If they install those memory foam mattresses I will happy stay here again .