Hotel Parallel - Barcelona

mini bar but no ice machine, beds and pillows not comfy, the staff was great, very clean. good location. Bath/shower very slippery hard to get in and out.

not 3 stars --> 2 stars are on the hotel front

We had a single room for our mother (77) and a double for us. We did enjoy it. The staff were very nice and helpful. The hotel is right on the Metro, all points within easy reach.

Very nice hotel for visiting Barcelona, close to public transport, clean rooms, very friendly staff. I would go there again any time.

essential for all

Very handy for access to centre

the metro is very near

stayed in a double bed room..hotel is close to metro station which makes it easier to get to places. otherwise a pretty basic hotel. some renovation work going on.

The hotel is very good, perfectly located, good staff, awesome service of rooms cleaning and good price. Only the breakfast is a little bit expensive. Highly recommended

Nice hotel, nice staff. The surrounding was ok. Nice with free computer in the hall.

Good hotel, very clean, located quite close to the center. The street near the hotel is very noisy (because of the cars), but the windows perfectly isolate from the noise. It deserves 3 stars. We don't recommend to walk trow the streets that go directly from the hotel to the rambla...especially during the night! It's better to pass trow "drassanes".

A nice hotel in central Barcelona. A biit noisy in the nights, som kind of strange noice in the pipes regularly all night long.

Great stay at Hotel Paral-lel! Very clean and quiet room. Free wi-fi, less than 10 min walk to Las Ramblas!

The location is very good and close to everything... less than 5 minutes walk from the Metro and 10-15 minutes’ walk to La Rambla. There are few small convenience stores close by that sell fruits with very good price. We did not try their restaurant as we ate out all the time. There are many restaurants, tapas bars around the corner. The room is in good size with the price we paid. We have requested for a non-smoking room but ended up in a smoking one so it is important to double check the room at check-in. On the other hand, the non-smoking rooms are facing the street so they could be noisier. On the down side, there is almost no sound proving in our room. I could clearly hear the conversation from the next room so it may not be an ideal place for honeymooners even with tight budget. We had to knock on the wall couple of times to ask our neighbours to stop talking.

Quiet, friendly, clean and relatively modern and new. Very small space. If you re looking for a place to sleep and shower, this is your place.

Room noisy as overlooking busy street. For the rest good hotel and good value.

It was a great stay. My room was small but well designed and functioned, equipped with a mini bar and safe. It's not located right in the tourist hot spot but metro is a few steps away. Very handy to go about. I saw some complaints about the sewage smell in Trip adviser. The fact is that smell is anywhere is Barcelona, but I couldn't smell a thing during my stay in this hotel at least. Overall, good value.

It was our first trip to Barcelona and we were very suprised with the hotel quality - better than any 2-star hotel. We came for both sightseeing and beach and this one was perfect for any of it - close to metro station and bus stop from where you could hit the beach in 15 minutes. I`m sure that I`ll stay there again next time!

The hotel was fine the only thing that bothered me was the price of breakfast 9 euoros for one day that I ate breakfast at the hotel, what a ripoff!!!!

Couple de trentenaire. Bonne prestation mais rapport qualité /prix plutôt élevé mais supportable (145 EUR) sur 2 nuitées... Très bien placé et quartier sympa. A refaire.

Firstly the price is unbeatable for location and quality. Secondly, the hotel is not located in the most scenic location but rather a very convenient location, close to the subway (100 meters), standard restaurants and shops, and an easy walking distance to Ramblas (10 minutes max) and the waterfront (15 minutes). While the rooms are not large and the bathroom fairly standard, important is the fact that the hotel is modern, very clean, with excellent beds and linen, air conditioned (excellent), and with good sound-proofing so despite being on the 1st floor on the street, there was no traffic noise whatsoever. I have paid over twice the price to stay in Barcelona in a similar hotel but in a much poorer location twice the distance to Ramblas and the waterfront. Highly recommended.

It wasn't what i thought It is ok for people that doesn't want to be around the nicest places or the best restaurants. By it's price and service it is a fair Hotel! I would recommend to people visiting Barcelona for the first time to go to a

Simply.... Spectacular. Great Hotel for the price. Really close from the Ramblas and next to all kind of food. Clean, spacious, beautifull room. I am fully recomend it.

reasonable value for Barcelona,it is an expensive city.

The hotel is very close to a metro station and a 20 min walking distance from La Rambla. Very nice hotel and the staff was very helpful. There are places near by to have breakfast at reasonable prices so do not get the breakfast at the hotel. They have a computer with free internet access at the lobby. We were very pleased with this hotel and strongly recommend it

Very nice, clean and for good price. Located very close to Rambla.

This is our first time in Barcelona and stayed at this hotel for 1-night after a Mediterranean cruise. I am very impressed with this hotel - very clean and very reasonable price. It is a 10-minute walk to La Rambla. The reception desk is very helpful and very courteous. I would definitely recommend this hotel. Great price and great location.

A nice location and good price but for us was a very noisy hotel. A lot of noise during every night of our 4 night stay. Also the breakfast room was on the first floor along with the rooms so from 7am there was noise of people arriving on our floor for breakfast. It is a clean hotel though and rooms are fine. Price is good and the location is quite good - near the parallel metro stop. It took us a little time to find the hotel but its entrance is just between KFC and Pizza Hut on the side street. I would recommend it but would not stay on the first floor due to the early morning noise. Higher floors may be better. Also we went at Halloween which would have been a busy time for the hotel I'm sure and woul have been prone to noise. The doors and walls are quite thin and unless you have quiet neighbours it may be noisy. It is ok though and we enjoyed our holiday but I would not go back due to the noise. Bring earplugs!

Great location, very close to the metro station, the staff is very friendly and willing to help. I disliked my room as it was located just next to the elevator and I heard noises everytime someone was taking the elevator and especially when night-party people were returning to the hotel, speaking loud.

We loved our stay at the Paral.lel. It was inexpensive compared to Hotels on Las Ramblas a few blocks over, & much, much quieter. The hotel was not spacious, but so what? We didn't have to pay for space we didn't need! The staff was very helpful, several times, the location was great, with a short but interesting walk to lots of major tourist attractions. I give this hotel & it's staff a rousing 10 on the scale. The box of bath amenities was a nice gift touch too! Didn't expect it for the price.

I was expecting greater city. Barcelona is nothing in comparison with the imagination. Ordinary city. La Sagrada Famiglia is great but it will be finished in 50 years. Hotel is more or less OK, just too noisy. I hate Barcelona`s emergency machines. Paral.lel is situated in a little bit bad district. Catalunians rob people with parking. I won`t recommend anyone visiting this hotel!!!

The Hotel and the rooms have been OK, The rooms surely have seen better days, but clean. The Room was very small and in relation to the price a little bit too small. The employees were very friendly. I would visit this hotel again if i would get a larger room.

Nice hotel, rooms are small and clean. I didn't like the smoke smell from the room and the smell of the bed-clothes and towels (at beginning I was thinking someone puked in room) probably because of the used detergent. Other thing that I dislike it was that we were having 2 joined beds in room that was forcing me to sleep away from my wife or to sleep in only one small bed.

Ideally located within one block of Paral.lel subway stop, could not have made it easier to get around the city. Small room but clean and comfortable. Staff extremely helpful, had ready answer for any question.

Located near metro station,just 10 walking minutes to 'Ramblas', many bars nearby. quiet and extremely clean hotel. Perfect relationship between price and quality.

Excellent value for money. In the center of town, but not in a trafficed area! 10min walk from Rambla, but not in a messy district - the walk is nice. Very close to a metro station, from where main metro line is connecting most of the tourist attractions. Ask for a room away from the street and you will get a room with windows to a yard with NO noice at all. Hotel was very clean. Staff speaks well english and can help you out with anything. We haven't tried breakfast at the hotel - so no review on that. We stayed for 3 nights and can totally recommend it!

Overall experience at Hotel Parallel was great. Short wait to get onto internet PC in lobby. If you don't mind the wait, it is ok; otherwise, bring your laptop. Breakfast was very good; it was worth the extra expense. Stayed in room with twin double beds. Size was adequate. Room and bathroom was very clean.

This hotel is a good base for exploring Barcelona by foot or metro. It is in a busy business and residential area rather than in the main tourist area but is very close to metro and bus routes. Suitable for family with older children or travellers without children who want a reliable, clean and helpful hotel close to the centre of the city

Staying in Barcelona was a great opportunity to adapt with the Spanish lifestyle. After visiting magnificent places in day, you can spend the night in Hotel Paral.lel to recover your full energy, and thanks to the kind staff of Hotel, you can arrange your tomorrow plan.

It was very good. The hotel was a little noisy, because near streets(especially aroud 10 h00 pm. Welcome : good. Hotel near metro station and places of interest.

The rooms were clean, withe good furnishings and reasonable size, bathroom was also good

A very friendly hotel in a good location to access the sites of Barcelona

I printed out its location from this site but it was wrong information so I went to different hotel and need to find subway to go with luggafe and kid. Other than that experience overall hotel environment was good

L'hotel si trova in un ottimo quartiere, tranquillo anche di notte e pieno di localini dove poter mangiare a poco prezzo. Il personale è gentilissimo e disponibilissimo nel dare informazioni sulla città e sui locali più frequentati. L'hotel si trova a 5 minuti dalle ramblas camminando a piedi e a 50 metri dalla linea della metropolitana (L3 la verde) che sicuramente è quella meglio collegata in quanto abbraccia dal camp nou, alle ramblas, al montjuic e quindi a piazza di spagna. L'hotel è tranquillo, pulito ed ha una postazione con il collegamento ad internet gratuito. Se dovessi tornare a Barcellona sceglierei senza dubbio questo hotel!

the hotel was very nice

I want to cancel my reservation because it was inpossible to take my plain this day the airport where i had to come from was closed because it was to much snow the hotel doesn't want to cancel the reservation , and i had to pay the room...

Perfect place in Barcelona. The hotel is not in the best area ever but only 15 minutes walk from La Rambla and then less noisy !!! The employees have been really nice and helpful, rooms are simple but spacious and clean. Only bathroom a bit dated but very clean so... Breakfast is very good unless you look for a traditionnal english breakfast. I would definitely go back again and recommend the place to anyone.

just the walls were too thin, i could hear people just talking normally in the next room. So...you may be lucky or not! I liked the sorrounding, for it's not really in a touristic area, so it looks quite "true", but it has metro station at 100m and many useful buses.

I was very satisfied with the room amenities and the price/ value relationship. I suggest it to the other travellers without doubt. The only matter was that the area was a little bit strange and especially for the women they should be very careful when walking in the streets aroound the hotel late at night. Anyways, you can have a perfect stay in Paral.el. Enjoy your vacations!!

My wife and I had not previously visited Barcelona. We enjoyed our visit tremendously, and the hotel was certainly one of the reasons for our overall satisfaction. It's location is excellent. We walked most places we visited in the city. The hotel's facilities are very good, it's staff is courtious and competent. Excellent value for money. One very small negative -- the hotel's breakfast is a bit pricey.

Excellent location and very friendly staff. I would recommend the property to anyone staying in Barcelona. Very good value for money.

This was our first trip to Spain. My boyfriend and I stayed at Hotel Paral.lel in Barcelona for 6 nights and were very happy with our choice. For the price we had a spacious room with 2 double beds and a very clean bathroom. The location is also fantastic. 2 mins walk to the "Paral.lel" metro station which is on the 2 main lines that connect to the most popular tourist spots. The staff were also very friendly and helpful. We would absolutely stay here again and recomend this hotel to anyone.

It was a little further from the Ramblas and the Barri Gotic than the description on the website made it seem.Still centrally located however. Very clean, quiet, great deal for the money, and the Front Desk staff was really friendly, accomodating and nice. I'd stay there again. In the United States, this would be like your typical "business travel" type hotel.

A very nice hotel both for the location ( only 15 minute walking from la Ramblas)and for the clearness and the quiteness of rooms.We were lucky because we were given a wonderful suite for the price of a standard room: it was very spaciuos , especially the bathroom,and very comfortable!A very kind and nice staff. Emanuela,30 years old, Naples, Italy

For a 2 star hotel and for the price (55 euros for a double room, excl breakfast) I was surprised of how good the rooms and the service was. Everything is very clean, it's a quiet and pleasant hotel. Plus the air conditioned was great to have! The pleasant surprise was the free internet point in the hall, we really enjoyed that. There is only 1 pc, but it was available most of the time. The area is OK, but nothing special. There is a bus for Barceloneta, and it is convenient for Montjuic. It's a 5/10 minute walk to the Ramblas, which can be nice, but maybe somebody might prefer to be more central. Unfortunately they did not a iron to borrow at the hotel, so I had to buy one, but there was an electronic shop nearby where it only costed me 8 euros. I left it at the hotel afterwards so maybe now they have it for other customers!

Good hotel. Better than 2 stars would indicate.

The room is clean and confortable, I was in a single room, but the space isn't a lot. The employees are gentle and competent. Hotel location is very close to the centre (Ramblas, Paseo Colon) and there is a metro station at about 100 mt. I think it's a good compromise between quality and cost, I don't advice you if you're alone

Die beiden Herren an der Reception waren äusserst zuvorkommend und kompetent mit ihren Auskünften.

L'hotel è un "turistico" di ottima qualità e a due passi, ma proprio due, dalla stazione metropolitana, quindi veramente comodo. La camera, spaziosa e silenziosa. Pulizia ottima.

Swift service, tidy and clean room and close to city centre. I was worried based on previous comments that the room would smell of cigarettes, but I didn't detect any smells. Walls are very thin so there is noise from other rooms and the corridors, but I was too tired to let it disturb my sleep! For this price I think the place is better than can be expected.

We loved this hotel and had a great time in Barcelona! The hotel is about a 7 min walk from La Rambla and 2 mins from a metro station so you can easily travel around the city seeing all the sights! The staff were really helpful and friendly. Its a none smoking hotel which we loved. It was perfect!

Considerando il prezzo, è un ottimo albergo, fine, pulito, con ottimo personale e camere nuove e ben fatte anche se non molto spaziose. Globalmente è stata un ottima scelta.

L'albergo è vicino alla Ramblas, ci si può arrivare a piedi. le stanze sono pulite, ben arredate e comunque dotate di tutti i servizi. Non troverete il Phon nel bagno ma alla reception vi forniranno un Phon senza problemi. Per chi arriva dall'aeroporto di Girona con il pulman il capolinea è la Stazione Nord da cui con il Taxi (meno di 10 euro) si ariva in Albergo. Nel complesso un ottima impressione, lo consigliamo a chi ha intenzione di visitare il centro.

Good standard hotel in central part of barcelona

Paral.lel is currently undergoing refurbishment, which means that the public areas are very dusty and messy at present (May 2005). However, these areas should look much better when work is completed. The rooms are very smart and clean, although the shower was not great. A word of warning - the walls are very thin, and you can hear EVERY word, footstep and door closing. At 97 euro per night not including breakfast, the price seemed quite high. The area surrounding the hotel is not great either, although La Rambla is not too far away. Reception staff spoke good English, although some were happier to help than others.

I think the hotel was conventiently located. We had a nice walk to the Rambla and Harbor from our hotel, only 10 minutes to either. But, for the price of the room I was amazed at how little we received. No coffee machine in rooms. Very basic, small room and I live in France and are used to European Hotels. The Hotel staff was not helpful at all. And offered very little assistance. Didn't look up when we would leave or enter the lobby. My first time to Spain so maybe they just aren't helpful there? The hotel is directly next door to a Pizza Hut and Kentucky Fried Chicken that stayed open later, so we didnt' go hungry, hahaha. All and all, nice, clean place. Breakfast Buffet was very difficult to find and I had to ask if they had one because I smelled coffee coming from someplace. It was 10.00 Euro for sweets cake, cereal and coffee. The hotel was way overpriced for my opinion but the cheapest in the area where they were most expensive.

Good quality vs price. Could be excellent. Two negative points: 1. The hotel is a "free smonking" area. If you enjoy smoking it is the perfect hotel. 2. The rooms are noisy (from the other rooms).