 We had to pay upfront upon arrival The staff weren t unhelpful but didn t get a great sense of friendliness off them We literally did check in and check out with them 
 The room was spotless and the bed was huge Very near the Arc de Triompf metro station and very close to one of the hop on hop bus tour stops A few streets down brings you to the Ribera neighborhood which has lots of bars and restaurants and shops More local and less touristy area 