“Excellent quality and affordable price”

I stayed at Hotel Astoria for 2 days with my wife, in March 2024. The location is great and the whole reception team was very helpful. It is close to the train station, just few blocks. I will stay here next time I visit Barcelona.

“Hotel Astoria”

Clean hotel with very friendly staff who were very helpful good location in city centre. Transport links were good with plenty of resteraunts and cafes nearby. 10 Minute walk to subway or bus service just outside the hotel that took you to Catalunya square.

“Good but very noisy even at night”

The service was great, the hotel was beautiful, but the noise was quite annoying. The window to the front was so thin it sounded as if it were open. The doors were not sound proof at all. We could hear every movement in the halls, every door open and shut, and I found it very difficult to sleep w... more

The service was great, the hotel was beautiful, but the noise was quite annoying. The window to the front was so thin it sounded as if it were open. The doors were not sound proof at all. We could hear every movement in the halls, every door open and shut, and I found it very difficult to sleep without being woken up by someone inside the hotel or traffic outside

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“Just A Couple Of Big Negatives For Me”

Don't get me wrong, this hotel isn't a bad hotel, but a couple of things "bugged" me which i will mention after i have given you the plusses. I have been to Barca a few times, April last year with the lads on a stag party was one of them, and this year with my wife for my 59th birthday. For anyo... more

Don't get me wrong, this hotel isn't a bad hotel, but a couple of things "bugged" me which i will mention after i have given you the plusses. I have been to Barca a few times, April last year with the lads on a stag party was one of them, and this year with my wife for my 59th birthday. For anyone thinking of asking the question, "Isn't It Time To Grow Old Gracefully?"......the answer is Yes, Yes it is...and i will do that.......Just not yet. (a thumbs up at the end of the review in agreement would be appreciated lads). Last year i stayed at the Silken Ramblas, which was amazing and right in the heart of Las Ramblas...this year....it was too expensive to stay there. The Astoria had a similar pool on the roof (a small plunge pool, but still lovely), and a certain authentic charm, so opetd for it. I think we paid €145 per night for the room which was €50 cheaper than the silken's. ++++++ (plus) Points Staff were very friendly and willing to help with anything. The older gentlemen who booked us in on 26th March at 11.00 a.m. was amazing. I don't mean any offence by calling him older, but didn't get his name and dont know how else to describe him. He appeared to be a gentleman of may age, and very, very much like myself...worth his weight in gold. Hotel was spotless, authentic and very traditional. Marble floors, spiral staircase and that "Oldy Worldy" Spanish thing going on that a true historian would relish in. Room was spotless, and cleaned every day. Large double window (about 5' across, that could be opened to fill the room with light and air, Awesome tbh). Power shower and toiletries.....and get a load of this.....Slippers. And to top it off......if the towels cost the hotel anything less than €100 each to purchase, they were a bargain....wow...never had such fluffy hotel towels. Hair dryer, desk and case stand, and comfortable beds with an abundance of pillows... and there you have it......Your Mid Range Spanish City Hotel. _ _ _ _ (negative) Points If you are after a quiet area of Barca, then this could really be for you. Its just off the "Avenida Diagonal", which basically cuts the city in half, which basically means...... Your A Bit Out Of It.. The hotel is right at the top of the Ramblas, and if you want to walk to the bottom, where the port is... and the museums.... and the buzz....and your not used to walking.....and you don't want to rack up €40 per night/day cab fares..... Una Problemo Senor Gerente Del Hotel.....€18 for a breakfast is charged unless you sign up to eat for the week.....then it drops to €12. A disgrace my friend. They are your guests, they have paid to stay with you and the price of bread and jam is the same weather you have it one day....or 5 days. You cant eat Dinner in the hotel. They will do a Brekkie, and they will do a lunch (€18 again which i think is reasonable for a lunch)).....But The Hotel Astoria Doesn't Provide An Evening Meal. First hotel i have had this happen if i'm honest....however...if its a Spanish thing or a City thing....My Bad. No Kettle, No Brew Facilities........Again, i cant remember a City hotel room without the facilities to make a brew when you wake up. Possibly....very possibly...tea was on the room service at a tenner a pop, but cant say as i thought if they don't have the staff to do a dinner, may not have the staff to do a brew......dunno tbh. Anyways....not a bad hotel and not a great hotel, but wouldn't bother me staying here again. P.S......The hotel plug the restaurant Crosmus as a recommended Tapas restaurant by stamping a card with the hotel logo entitling you to a complimentary glass of Cava on arrival........Its Baloney......We had the two glasses of Cava.....And Was Charged For both (see my Crosmas review). ChiChin.....The Choice Is Yours

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