 The rooms were much smaller and older than we had expected for the price and 5 star rating We opted for a terrace room but it overlooked dirty looking roofs of the nearby buildings and yes the small hotel pool if you stuck your head over the railing to look straight down So that was disappointing and we wouldn t recommend paying extra for it 
 Good central location for what we wanted It is closer to city things but still walkable from the beach and associated restaurants and nightlife 30 min walk from beach Very close to the Barcelona Cathedral The staff was very helpful and had extra amenities like a plug adapter that we were able to borrow 