 No major gripes at all The Bar Staff could occasionally come across a bit surly mainly when we were after some tea we are British after all But I think this may have been more due to a little bit of a language barrier and also in comparison to the reception staff who couldn t have been more helpful and seemed fluent in every language that was thrown at them One thing to be made aware of which is good to know because we didn t is that tickets for places like Parc G ell and the Sagrada Familia are based on entrance windows rather than just queuing up to eventually get in Not knowing this beforehand created instances where we d arrive at say 11 00 to be told that the next available entrance time would be 13 30 Which left us with an awkward wait time that didn t give us enough time to go somewhere else and to get back but was also a little bit too long to just kill by mooching about there are only so many times you can look at bar a themed fridge magnets Whilst we made the best of it with a little picnic and enjoyed the relax it s the kind of downtime you can t afford if you are trying to see as much as possible in the time you re there Especially if it s happening 2 or 3 times My advice would be to spend your first morning day hopping on and off the open top bus booking your tickets day s in advance for the time slots you desire and then you ve got better structure to your trip and can plan accordingly This was our first city holiday together so we ve certainly learned from it If you re a veteran this is probably old news 
 The staff here were amazing A particular mention to Xavier but ALL reception staff were polite and always did everything to help regardless of the time of day Location is great only a short walk one block to either the open top bus tours stop or Metro station We used the metro to get to and from La Ramblas and the beach and the tour bus to get to Parc G ell Nou Camp etc The great thing about the Bus is that the stops are always close to where you want to be and you can pick up little bits of knowledge you wouldn t ordinarily get whilst driving about Can also pick up a nice tan upstairs along with a welcome breeze Word of warning regarding the Metro take a second to orientate yourself when you come out Its easy to take the wrong direction when emerging into the daylight as they are usually on an intersection with 4 directions to go in But the Metro itself is easy to navigate so long as you know what stops you want prior to setting off There are no signs about saying for tourist attraction A alight at station C etc There are also some great little restaurants near the hotel recommend Bar 2254 Fantastic tapas and service And there are also plenty of little bakeries and caf s knocking around the nearby streets where we could pick up breakfast for 10 15 for both of us rather than 15 each in the hotel Also as my girlfriend commented each time we stepped through the main entrance the lobby always smelled wonderful Only a little thing but it certainly makes a difference The rooftop terrace is also nice with space enough to sunbathe and the jacuzzis better name than hot tub not necessarily hot giving welcome relief from the August heat and precious therapy for feet after a day pounding the streets 