Hotel Gran Ducat - Barcelona

Ideally located for visiting the centre of Baracelona

Nice little hotel that was situated right in the centre of the city. The entrance was smaller than I thought and initially the place was a little difficult to find, however we made it in the end. The rooms were satisfactorily clean and tidy and the receptionist was helpful and found my booking right away. We decided not to eat breakfast in the hotel and instead opted to go to some of the many cafés nearby. One gripe was that my safe required a key to operate (which I don't believe Venere stated when I made the booking). Otherwise though, the hotel was just what I needed for my 2 night stay in Barça. One of the great things about this hotel too, is that the "Urquinaona" metro stop is only about 100 meters away!

Having requested a quiet room we got a room overlooking the inside of the hotel. After a long fight we succeeded in getting a really nice room with a view. If not for that incident, we would rate the hotel much higher. Breakfast service and quality were were really high.

Only good thing for this hotel is location. Rooms are very small, and many of them have window facing to other rooms. Actually, you have one small hole in the middle of building with surrounding rooms, just to say that you have light, but it is like being in the box. Highly overpriced for very basic hotel, but have to say, with perfect location.

HOTEL IN POSIZIONE CENTRALISSIMA, MA CON CAMERE ECCESSIVAMENTE PICCOLE E FATISCENTI. BAGNO IN CONDIZIONI IGIENICHE PIETOSE. NON CI RITORNEREI. LA ZONA PERO è OTTIMA.

Excellent location. Very small room but it was comfortable.

Very nice hotel, the location is the best you can possible choose for a few days in Barcelona. Just a 100 metres from Place Cataluna, you have lots of coffee shops near the hotel and restaurants, not to mention the mall Corte Ingles. The hotel is very clean, and the employees offered us their help with everthying we needed.

Hotel is located in the centre of city and suitable for sightseeing on foot very well. We were satisfied for this hotel in general but strange noise (what we heard in hotel room) disturbed us.

Its really...REALLY...good located....its almoust right on the catalunia plaza....its very good hotel,great area close to everything u would like to see...all gaudi construction are very close the park the famous street La Ramla....close to everything and we(me and my bf) very lazy people not enjoyng too much walking,great food at gaudi and cheper ..:)...have fun barce rules...:)

Room was clean and large enough, but it did overlook a busy road so was quite noisy. Also, there's nowhere to park nearby. However, the location is good - very close to the main attractions and the underground system.

Our room was directly situated next to the room which is used by the cleaning personnel and the elevator. It was really very loud. At 2.30 in the morning noise started and did not stop until we get up.

The room wasn't large enought; Internet was out of order for all the time.

A very basic hotel in an excellent location. There were no frills, to speak of, and it is probably not for the light sleeper. But compared to another place we stayed, we felt much safer and in a better, less secluded space. The staff was very friendly and helpful.

All'arrivo ci hanno sistemato (io e mia figlia) in una camera microscopica con letto matrimoniale, benché avessi richiesto i letti separati. In quella camera mancava un comodino e la tv non funzionava. Il giorno successivo - eravamo arrivati in albergo all'una di notte - ho chiesto il cambio di camera che è stato acconsentito. La nuova camera andava un po' meglio come spaziosità e i letti erano separati, ma sul muro c'erano delle grosse crepe, la tv funzionava male e condizionamento e ventola del bagno erano rumorosissime. Insomma: il prezzo era basso per un hotel a 3 stelle, ma la qualità era da... ostello!

Quality very good for the price paid-The hotel is very central.

Double rooms a very, very small. The last night there were extremely noisy guests at 12:00am and the employee refused to say nothing because the guestes were preparing to leave the hotel.

Our second visit to this hotel, For a tourist you cannot find a better location. Absolutly clean. Great value.

El hotel se corresponde perfectamente con la descripción que se hace de él en la página de Venere. Está muy bien ubicado, a pasos de la Plaza Catalunya. Sólo puedo comentar que su política respecto del desayuno (muy bueno, por lo demás) es poco clara en cuanto a su cobro: no está incluido en el precio, lo que no fue advertido al preguntárseles.

Desk clerk had no knowledge of our reservation request for two beds which had been confirmed. However, several hours later she was able to give us a room iwth twins.

Hotel gran ducat met my standard in the public areas it was too cold because of air conditioning.

Chambre tres petite, bruits à l'interieur de l'hotel tres pesants, par bonheur une des receptionniste etait Française...sinon situation dans la ville ideale (surtout lorsque l'on est enceinte de 6 mois !)

Great location. Not much information about anything. Tiny, small rooms. The first offerd without a propper window, the next with slidingdoor and a veranda, but very small. Nice, but small bathroom. The bed was terrible, hard as stone. Fortunately it was 4 ekstra pillows which could be used as a madras.I was not aware of the difference between the "turistrooms", and the rooms showed at the pictures. Cleaningstaff started early in the morning and made a lot of noise. Other guests made much noise in the middle of the night when they arrived home. The room was not at all soundproof.

We staied only one night at this hotel because it was NO GOOD (We changed to the H10 Marina Barcelona - a perfect hotel for us!)

Posizione ottima, in pieno centro stanze un pò rumorose ma pulite. Qualità prezzo Ottima.

Tourist room is a small room, clean but in front of the street so a little bit noisy, prefer a classic double room. The hotel is very well located, you're in touch with everything!!

Abrilliant start to the new year in Barcelona,location of the hotel was excellent

Hotel was located in a great spot in the heart of the city. Great price - very clean and staff friendly (much more friendly than the people of the city) - would stay here again.

Room was so tiny that it lookes like our room was a single, hired as a double

The room was very clean and was refreshed daily. However, it was very, very small. With one double bed, 2 small chairs, there was hardly any room left to move around. Had we not spent so much time away from the hotel, we would have probably gotten very clautraphobic (sp?). The staff in the breakfast area was very pleasant, however, since the price for breakfast was high, we only got coffee in the mornings.

Pulito, servizio alla reception competente; attenzione alla prima colazione: non é specificato che si paga a parte ed é piuttosto costosa. Complessivamente molto buono, soprattutto per la posizione centralissima. Da provare.

Albergo molto pulito, moderno, personale gentile e attento, unico difetto il rumore della metropolitana che fa tremare i muri...

My wife and I enjoyed our stay at the Apsis Gran Ducat. It is very central to Barcelona, with aerobus and metro only a short distance away. The room we had was clean and well laid out. The buffet breakfast was plentiful and of good quality. Our only problem was on paying the bill, when we were asked to pay additionally for breakfast. After showing the Venere email confirming our booking, this was sorted out quite quickly, and we paid the amount quoted on the Venere document.

The location was excellent. The room was spacious. Free internet. Couldn't complain. It is recommended. Drew & Neet

The local is great and the price fair, but on the last day I found a cookroach at the toilet, what prejudiced my opinion of the hotel.

Very difficult to park the car - or a bit far from the hotel.

Great value for money, great location, room small but perfectly okay, shower nice and powerful - metro a bit noisy, it sounds like it runs under the hotel, reminded me of being stood queueing for the corkscrew at Alton Towers

The hotel should be lower from three to two stars as regards price/quality and facilities.

The room was smaller than I expected from picture images on Verene.com.

Excellent service by front desk staff who spoke good English. Rooms were exactly as advertised, clean, comfortable, and new looking. Front desk made excellent recommendations for good restaurants in the area. Inexpensive buses to airport depart only a block or so away from the hotel - easy walking distance even with luggage.

Rooms clean but very small, double rooms are only single size - would categorise the hotel as 2* and not 3*. Location excellent.

The hotel is in a great location in the heart of Barcelona. Great variety of resturants and shops nearby, close to the main tourist areas. 2 min walk to las ramblas, 15-20 min walk to the sagrada familia. Very clean rooms and well kept hotel.

The staff were polite and helpful. The receptionists spoke good english. The bar drinks were cheap We were allowed to leave our luggage in the hotel after we checked out, until our flight later that day.

Buona struttura alberghiera. ottima posizione perchè centrale e in particolare vicina a placa de Catalunya, luogo da cui partono tutti i bus turistici e alla famosa ramblas. Per intenderci per chi volesse visitare i quartieri gotico e la ribeira questo hotel è l'ideale. Se dovessi tornare a Barcellona sicuramente sceglierei di nuovo questo hotel

Nice, clean hotel in a great location. Hotel is just round the corner from the bus which goes to and from the airport, and to the Tourist Bus stop (which is great value). It's also 5 mins walk from the Ramblas. The only downside was that the room was very small and the window overlooked a tiny enclosed 'courtyard' rather than outside. However, if you're on a limited budget and aren't too fussy, this hotel is ideal. I would stay again if I went back to Barcelona.

Das Hotel ist mit 2. Ausnahmen empfehlenswert: 1. Die Lautstärke (Straße und Klimaanlage) - Ohropax ist "ein muss" 2. Die Heizung ist nicht regelbar, entweder volle Pulle oder aus und Fenster auf. Die Heizung scheint für ganz Barcelona ein Problem zu sein, alle Räume waren auf 30 °C geheizt. Aber: Die Betten sind toll, super Matratzen und 3 Kopfkissen. Es gibt leider in Barcelona viele Taschendiebe, deshalb Geld und Ausweise am Körper tragen oder in den Hotelsafe tun. ---------------------- The hotel is with 2. Exceptions recommendable: 1. The Quietness (road and air conditioning system) - Ohropax is a "have to must" 2. the air condition could not adjustable, either full Power or Out and windows open. The air condition seems to be a problem for completely Barcelona, all areas was heated on 30 °C. But: The beds are very well, the medress is o. K. and there are 3! pillows. In Barcelona there are unfortunately many pickpockets, therefore you have to bear the money and documents of identification at the body or to lie it in the safe of the Hotel room.

Very central to all transport. rooms were comfy clean and although on the small side were quite adequate. enjoyed my stay and would recommend hotel to others.

While I found the room to be small and overpriced, with the added cost of V.A.T. a rather unpleasent surprise when checking out (I find it irritating that this is not included in the overall price when booking- its not that much more money, and however legal, it just feels underhanded to do things this way), I had a rather inconsequential stay. Aside from the daily irritation of cleaning staff hounding us so they could clean the room, plus the rather extensive building work that woke us every morning (a definate negative when you have been hitting the sangria the night before!) it was pleasent enough. Its rather central with one of the main metro lines on the square by the hotel, and its easily walking distance to La Rambla. So convenience is a plus. I wouldn't return there, nor even recommend it to others, but in the event you're stuck for a place to stay (as we were) one could do worse.

L'hotel è in ristrutturazione e nessuno ce lo aveva comunicato, la camera dire che fosse microscopica è troppo e per di più aveva solo una finestra finta!!! Cmq Barcellona è splendida!!!

The room was at the first floor and probably this was the reason way it was too rumorous (we heard the metro!!) Take a comfort room!! The location is excellent!

Das Hotel ist zu empfehlen, die Räume sind zwar recht klein, aber sehr sauber. Von der Straße her ist es sehr laut, aber bei geschlossenem Fenster ist es ok. Die Lage ist einfach unschlagbar, der Bus vom Flughafen hält gleich an der Ecke, der Sightseeingbus ebenfalls, Metrostation gleich in der Nähe, ebenfalls die Rambla. Besser geht es von der Lage her kaum. Wir würden jeder Zeit wieder in dieses Hotel fahren ( bezieht sich natürlich nur auf eine Städtetour!)

We had a good stay, everythiing was perfect. Good hotel, very well located

I had a very good time at Apsis Gran Ducat. Very nice welcoming, lovely rooms and located in the center of Barcelona. It takes about 30 minutes to get from the airport to Plaza Catalunya by airbus directly, which is just great. I would go there again, any time.