Hotel Rialto

We reserved a room for one night so we could look for a less expensive hotel. Our friends booked it over the internet. At least we had a room. Our friends reservation was not found, so they had no room, and the hotel staff flatly refused to help them find a room. We asked for a receipt for the room charges, and they refused to give us one. In forty years of traveling, we have never run into that. The room was hot, tiny, and uncomfortable, but clean. They were helpful with the luggage. Anywhere in this area of Barcelona, rooms facing the street are particularly noisy except from 4 AM to 6AM, primarily because the streets are narrow, and surrounded by tall, stone buildings. It's an echo chamber of the first order. Even normal conversation on the street is loud. But, you couldn't stay in a more intersting area. Hundreds of restaurants and shops, the tourist bureau a few yards away, and enough history to please anyone. We ended up staying at the Gran Hotel Barcino just down the street. Much larger, more comfortable room, better service, and 29 Euro cheaper. Both hotels are near the Placa de Sant Jaume. Hotel Barcino corporate web site:www.gargallohotels.es. Learn some basic Spanish before you go. Very few people in Barcelona speak English, even at the airport.

Hotellage war OK. Für ein 3*Hotel erwarte ich mehr. Reception-Personal unfreundlich. Safe im Zimmer braucht Schlüssel, kostet 2 Euro im Tag. Zimmer ging zu einem Schacht. Im Zimmer roch es oft nach Abwasser/Gullikanal. Bad war ok. Frühstück kostet extra, 14 Euro ist überzogen. Ausserdem ist es laut und die Wände scheinen aus Pappe. Lärmig. würde ich nicht weiter empfehlen.

Parasta hotellissa oli sen sijainti. Vain muutaman minuutin matka La Ramblalle. Saimme huoneen ensimmäisestä kerroksesta. Huone ihan ok, tosin ei minkäänlaista jääkaappia/minibaaria, josta mielestämme mainittiin jossakin hotelliesittelyssä. Kadulta kuuluva melu oli kuitenkin siinä määrin häiritsevää, että pyysimme saada vaihtaa huonetta. Se onnistui. Huone jälleen ihan ok (ei edelleenkään minibaaria tms), mutta maisema!! Suoraan kuiluun! Ensin tuntui ahdistavalta, mutta vietimme hotellissa niin vähän aikaa, että menihän se. Huoneiden äärinieristeissä olisi myös paljon toivomisen varaa. Hotelliesitteessä mainittu internet ei myöskään ollut toiminnassa kun yritimme tehdä lähtöselvitystä eikä hotelli pystynyt neuvomaan ymmärrettävästi mistä toimiva netti löytyy. Tällä matkakokemuksella aamiainen, jossa kävimme tosin vaan kerran, oli ala-arvoinen. Samalla rahalla sai viereisestä baarista paremman aamiaisen.

Hotel war einigermassen ok. Boden im Zimmer nicht ganz sauber. Wenigstens ziemlich Zentral gelegen und gut bedient.

The room I was allocated faced a light well, it was located at the end of a long and winding corridor. Ventilation was poor. Smell of kitchen from downstairs when window was opened. The drainage of the shower was not working well.

Staff were very friendly however, it took them 3 days to fix a blocked sink + cleaners sometimes didn't replace soaps in the bathroom.

When we arrived at the Rialto, they could not "find" our reservation, despite my printout of info showing confirmation numbers and pre-payment. They insisted we had to contact our travel agent as it was not their fault but they had no info or payment in their system. It was only upon my perseverance and refusal to leave their front desk that they continued to talk to some central office and got it resolved (in about 30 minutes). Subsequent interactions with hotel personnel were fine, but those first moments were less than positive. Good location and basic rooms and amenities. EXCELLENT free walking tour offered daily there at the nearby TravelBar. Duncan was wonderful!

Vuoteet vaihtokunnossa, kylpyhuone uusittu, mutta ei laskutilaa.

Make sure you ask for a room with a view, not a brick wall.

Breakfast not included in my booking and the price was 14euros i feel this was too expensive when you can get a 3 course lunch at a good estaurant for 10 euros . The person in charge of the breakfast room was very rude .