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Barcelona advice
Barcelona is one of the cities I haven't yet visited, but Mrs. F. and I are
planning to drive there in June from Malaga. Just a couple of questions: where would be a good place to stay overnight to break the journey? Maybe Valencia? And can anyone recommend a reasonably-priced hotel in central Barcelona - not knowing the city, I have no clue where the main areas are for shopping, restaurants, museums, art galleries etc., so any advice is most welcome. I trust advice from people here rather than scouring TripAdvisor. The Chic&Basic in Born comes well recommended, but, at 170 euro a night, it's a tad too pricey. http://www.chicandbasic.com/esp/hotel_born_barcelona/ TIA, Ian -- |
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Ian F.:
Barcelona is one of the cities I haven't yet visited, but Mrs. F. and I are planning to drive there in June from Malaga. You're looking for a great trip (although I prefer Barcelona in Occtober). Just a couple of questions: where would be a good place to stay overnight to break the journey? Maybe Valencia? Can't help you here, but... And can anyone recommend a reasonably-priced hotel in central Barcelona - not knowing the city, I have no clue where the main areas are for shopping, restaurants, museums, art galleries etc., so any advice is most welcome. I trust advice from people here rather than scouring TripAdvisor. The Chic&Basic in Born comes well recommended, but, at 170 euro a night, it's a tad too pricey. http://www.chicandbasic.com/esp/hotel_born_barcelona/ Well, I'll be offering advice for a non-central hotel. Try the Novotal Sant Cugat at 20km from Barcelona. Double room from 89 Euros (quick search. Perhaps even better offers. See for instance http://www.agoda.de/europe/spain/bar...gat_hotel.html ) Buy train tickets for the duration of your stay and you'll get to the heart of Barcelona in 20 minutes. It's a nice train trip. And much cheaper than staying in the heart of town. Downtown Barcelona would be anything from Passeig de Gracia down to the Maremagnum. If you want to see the 'important highlights for tourists', you'd be visiting the Parc Guell a tad up north as well. If you want to experience how folks in Barcelona live, Barceloneta is worth a short visit. But you'd probably start off walking from Placa de Catalunya down the Ramblas. -- Erick |
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Am Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:47:30 +0100 schrieb Ian F.:
Just a couple of questions: where would be a good place to stay overnight to break the journey? Maybe Valencia? Definetely worth visiting! Make sure to have a look at the "Oceanographico" (Aquarium) and the museums next to it. It's a bit pricey, but very interesting. The old-town is also nice, but beware of pickpockets (we did witness a woman with a map trying to steal from tourists near the church). Regards, Frank |
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"Ian F." wrote in message ... Barcelona is one of the cities I haven't yet visited, but Mrs. F. and I are planning to drive there in June from Malaga. Just a couple of questions: where would be a good place to stay overnight to break the journey? Maybe Valencia? And can anyone recommend a reasonably-priced hotel in central Barcelona - not knowing the city, I have no clue where the main areas are for shopping, restaurants, museums, art galleries etc., so any advice is most welcome. I trust advice from people here rather than scouring TripAdvisor. The Chic&Basic in Born comes well recommended, but, at 170 euro a night, it's a tad too pricey. If you haven't been there before I'd certainly stop in Granada on the way to Valencia. Perhaps 4 hours to catch the Alhambra? s |
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Valencia is not bad for a stop.
Barcelona is much better and you have very good hotels a little away from the dreades Rambals. 4 stars for less than 100 Euros, perfect service and good public transpoert. Shopping is all around Plaza de Catalunya, but not only. Visit the Gaudi houses, Google will help you. "Ian F." a écrit dans le message de ... Barcelona is one of the cities I haven't yet visited, but Mrs. F. and I are planning to drive there in June from Malaga. Just a couple of questions: where would be a good place to stay overnight to break the journey? Maybe Valencia? And can anyone recommend a reasonably-priced hotel in central Barcelona - not knowing the city, I have no clue where the main areas are for shopping, restaurants, museums, art galleries etc., so any advice is most welcome. I trust advice from people here rather than scouring TripAdvisor. The Chic&Basic in Born comes well recommended, but, at 170 euro a night, it's a tad too pricey. http://www.chicandbasic.com/esp/hotel_born_barcelona/ TIA, Ian -- |
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... the "Ramblas" is the place to be, shops are a little inland from there and restaurants are all around and down by the sea. Pick a hotel that has an underground carpark, you want to lose the car ASAP. We use the Rivoli Ramblas. Thanks for that and to everyone for the other responses so far. I've been looking at the Rivoli. Isn't it all a bit noisy around the Ramblas, though? We love bars, restaurants and a lively area, but not if we're going to be kept up all night by the racket! Another recommendation was the Royal hotel. Ian |
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Some friends of ours stayed at the Royal and said it was great: location, staff, clean etc. Also had double windows so no noise at night. I think it's pretty reasonably priced too - I think I'd recommend it over the Rivoli anyway.. |
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"Pentaxuser" wrote in message
... another idea for somewhere chic and cool, just to the inland side of the placa catalunya is Omm. "http://www.hotelomm.es/" its restaurant "Moo" is by the Roca brothers and is as good as it gets. Thanks P. Yes, I've heard of the restaurant. I think we may actually go for a more traditional hotel. I've heard good things about the Avenida Palace. Ian |
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On Mar 31, 2:50*am, "Ian F." wrote:
I've heard good things about the Avenida Palace. I just got back from a trip that included a stay at the Hotel Avenida Palace. It is a nice hotel in a good location for a first-time tourist. I went as a part of a tour group, so I don't really know how much it costs, but it definitely is not a budget hotel. It is conveniently close to Placa de Catalunya, Las Ramblas, and the Eixample. Except for our bus tour of the city highlights, we walked everywhere. One thing I did not like was the high charge for internet access. It was something like €10 for one hour and €17 for one day at a "low" data rate, with even higher charges for a higher data rate. As far as I know, nobody in our group paid. (In contrast, our lower cost 3* hotel in Madrid included internet access, both wireless wifi and wired ethernet). |
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... I just got back from a trip that included a stay at the Hotel Avenida Palace. Thanks for that information - and thanks to everyone who responded. I'm still undecided about a hotel. Money is not as much of an issue as location and bedroom air-conditioning (which many of the older hotels do not have). We're more inclined to stay in a hotel with character rather than a square-box Marriott or similar, so we may have to forego the air-con. Ian |
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